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Militiaman

One who belongs to the militia.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Soldier 76% connected

One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.

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Minuteman 76% connected

A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.

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Militia 70% connected

In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and av…

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