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militiaman

[mi-lish-uh-muhn] / mɪˈlɪʃ ə mən /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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“None of us will be afraid when the moment comes to defend our country from foreign aggression,” said Orlando López, 54, a grandfather and proud militiaman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025

Another video captured a militiaman recounting a purported conversation with police.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021

When the militiaman called again, Laqees reluctantly agreed to a meeting.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020

Columnist Ralph Peters once wrote that “the laid off blue-collar worker in America and the Taliban militiaman in Afghanistan are brothers in suffering,” while others want to consign them to the soft shackles of the...

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2018

As they closed in, a Virginia militiaman galloped all night to warn Jefferson.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

After ousting the government from Sanaa in 2015, the Houthis attempted to also seize control of Taiz but were driven out of most of the city by local militiamen.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The men wore women’s clothing in an attempt to evade RSF militiamen, but they were found out.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

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

At the very least, going public could make militiamen more suspicious of each other.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

Commanding Tennessee militiamen, he refused to leave any of his sick or wounded men behind after a long march, earning the admiring nickname Old Hickory.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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