Definition of "militiaman" [mi•li•tia•man]

• A man who is a member of a militia. (noun)

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• "Bluntly, what the founding fathers described as a militiaman was a warrior citizen."
• "It was typical of the general situation that nobody now knew for certain whether a militiaman was a volunteer or a regular soldier."
• "Now it appeared that the Government had changed its mind, a militiaman was a regular soldier and counted as a deserter if he tried to go home."