GALLOWGLASSES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

gallowglasses

noun

plural of gallowglass

as in gendarmes

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Noun

During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of gendarmes

Noun

The Ascenders were listed with 27 players rated as three-star recruits or higher coming into the season.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
These kinds of appeals have historically been successful in attracting the diverse recruits – women and people of color – who have been critical to the military’s ability to meet its personnel needs.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

The Colombian military veterans had been hired as security contractors by the Doral-area firm Counter Terrorist Unit and its affiliate, Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy, collectively known as CTU.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Some of the funds would go to support specific groups, including veterans, farmworkers and Native American tribes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of veterans

Noun

At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conscripts

Noun

Rose is one of three 2026 draftees on the initial AFL rosters, along with the Cubs’ Myles Bailey (second round, compensation pick) and the Giants’ Dalton Wentz (16th round).

— Keith Law, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
From players with some NHL experience like forwards Kenny Connors and Jared Wright to 2026 draftees such as center Liam Levebvre, defenseman Adam Goljer and goalie Yegor Rybkin, Kings fans can get a glimpse of the near and more distant future alike.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of draftees

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