MILITIAMEN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

militiamen

noun

plural of militiaman

as in Confederates

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guerrillas

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After studying the ins and outs of a 1976 Beirut bank heist where guerrillas ran off with more than $20 million cash, Maro figures, why not us?

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
But Bernard’s move is a gambit, meant to create a distraction while the Mechanical guerrillas set off dynamite charges in the mines, for reasons as yet unrevealed.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

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