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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

In mid-June, a self-described Virginia militiaman drove with a new acquaintance from his home in Alexandria to a former prison in the nearby town of Lorton, about 15 miles away.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021

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

Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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