MEN-AT-ARMS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

men-at-arms

noun

plural of man-at-arms

as in soldiers

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

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Recent Examples of men-at-arms 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for men-at-arms

Noun

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Also, 30 Israeli soldiers and a defense contractor have been killed in or near southern Lebanon, and two civilians have been killed in northern Israel, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026