Synonyms of man-at-arms

man-at-arms

noun

ˌman-ət-ˈärmz 

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service

the condottieri who served as men-at-arms for the Italian city-states often sold their allegiance to the highest bidder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldier
• warrior
• fighter
• marine
• trooper
• raider
• knight
• dragoon
• legionnaire
• legionary
• veteran
• ranger
• serviceman
• musketeer
• recruit
• cavalryman
• Confederate
• infantryman
• dogface
• partisan
• regular
• cavalier
• archer
• footman
• rifleman
• guardsman
• artilleryman
• combatant
• cuirassier
• conscript
• cannoneer
• Continental
• spearman
• doughboy
• foot soldier
• militiaman
• crossbowman
• pikeman
• warhorse
• lancer
• grunt
• guerrilla
• commando
• gunner
• irregular
• servicewoman
• champion
• GI
• paramilitary
• Federal
• counterguerrilla
• reservist
• carabineer
• jarhead
• mortarman
• gendarme
• enrollee
• minuteman
• draftee
• noncombatant
• gallowglass
• lifer
• digger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of man-at-arms

The guards outside the Red Keep surrender, but inside – where the dragons cannot go – is another matter, and the two fight their way to the throne room, where a large contingent of men-at-arms and knights awaits, gloating. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026