militia man
Frequency: 5.04.0 per million words
A male member of a militia.
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Examples (10)
- A militia man stood guard at the checkpoint.
- Every able-bodied male was expected to serve as a militia man.
- The old militia man recounted stories of past battles.
- He joined the local militia as a young militia man.
- The unit consisted of seasoned soldiers and new militia men.
- She worried about her brother, who had become a militia man.
- A trained militia man can be a valuable asset in defense.
- The rebel forces were largely composed of armed militia men.
- Being a militia man often involved sporadic training and readiness.
- The government struggled to disarm the rogue militia men.