gallowglass

noun

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as in knight

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  1. knight
  2. gendarme
  3. reservist
  4. recruit
  5. conscript
  6. digger
  7. champion
Noun
  • Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.
    — Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Told in alternating POVs between a sorceress, a woman knight and a serving girl, this is a fever dream of a fantasy novel with plenty of room for readers to make their own inferences about what’s really going on.
    — S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of knight
Noun
  • Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of gendarme
Noun
  • Coady, 20, a sophomore at Drake University and an Army reservist from West Des Moines had joined the Army Reserve while in college.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • The same judges have already handed down harsher sentences to eight people who were convicted at trial, including a former Marine reservist who received a 100-year prison term.
    — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of reservist
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  • Ellis is one of several top recruits to leave Texas ahead of the 2026 season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The two girls were falsely listed as recruits for the university’s crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruit
Noun
  • The country announced that new conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry will deploy to Greenland for an exercise this month.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But now that this system is reaching its limits, the regime is preparing to switch back to conscription—this time relying on electronic draft notices that are quieter and can be sent out year-round to thousands of potential conscripts.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of conscript
Noun
  • Bulldozers and a John Deere digger sit behind the house and near the concrete pad.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • There are a few other wasps that nest in the ground, commonly referred to as digger wasps.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Definition of digger
Noun
  • The 24-time Grand Slam champion appeared to suffer a cramp in his left foot, threw up, and took a medical time-out to have his back massaged between the fourth and fifth sets before losing to Argentine player Mariano Navone.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Born without hands or feet, Volpentest became one of the most successful Paralympic sprinters in history — a four-time Paralympic gold medalist and five-time world champion sprinter.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of champion
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“Gallowglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallowglass. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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