pikeman
Americannoun
plural
pikemennoun
Etymology
Origin of pikeman
Example Sentences
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Did you mean pikeman, a soldier armed with a pike?
From Time • Jul. 19, 2016
“Use your pike thus, noddy,” he lessoned, good-naturedly, wielding the weapon with the skill of a practised pikeman.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
The sarissa was twenty-one feet in length, and so held by both hands as to project fifteen feet before the body of the pikeman.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
"There is a good deal to do in their way," said the first pikeman.
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
"I am Citizen Prevôt, the pikeman, who helped to search your house over a year ago!"
From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell
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