militiaman

noun

mi·li·tia·man mə-ˈli-shə-mən

: a member of a militia

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When Clement was spotted drinking in a hotel bar in Lexington, Mo., on Dec. 13, 1866, Moses was one of three militiamen sent to arrest him. —

Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 Five musket balls fired by colonial militiamen during one of the first battles of the American Revolution have been unearthed in Concord, Massachusetts. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024 The events of that day, known as the Battles of Lexington and Concord, spanned 16 miles, killing 96 militiamen and 273 British soldiers. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024 The gunfire that day led to an eight-hour battle that spanned 16 miles, involving 4,000 militiamen. —

Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for militiaman