militiaman
noun
a person serving in the militia.
militiamen
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pluralof militiaman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Later he tried to build civil society in war-torn Iraq and Libya and was briefly kidnapped by Tuareg militiamen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Jamal Awadh, a soft-spoken 60-year-old who serves as an administrator in the shrine, said many residents feared what might happen when control of the town passed from Shiite militiamen to Sunni rebels last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
He put his newly formulated strategy into action, sending messages to militiamen around the country with made-up rumors he hoped would persuade them to stay home.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
They would be militiamen, not soldiers, they were told.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
Then I realized the militiamen would eventually take it, and I wanted the fabric as a memory of her.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
