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militiaman|mɪˈlɪʃəmən|
[f. militia n. + man.]
A member of a militia force; spec. one called up in 1939 as part of the armed services at the outbreak of the war.
1780Hamilton Wks. (1886) VIII. 21 The militiamen replied they were of the lower party. 1844Ld. Brougham Brit. Const. xx. (1862) 383 Militiamen drafted into the regular forces. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. VI. lii. 393 Six hundred militia-men of Virginia. 1939War Illustr. 14 Oct. 129 (caption) Regular soldiers..and the Militiamen—all have made an excellent impression at home and in France.
Also miˈlitiawoman, a woman in a militia force; = miliciana.
1936New Statesman 21 Nov. 802/1 The C.N.T., since it contains a great many Murcians.., includes the most alarming of the faces met with in Barcelona and also most of the young militia-women. 1938‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia iv. 47 There were three militiawomen there who did the cooking. |