militiamann.
/mᵻˈlɪʃəmən/, U.S. /məˈlɪʃəm(ə)n/ A member of a militia; (British History) a member of the militia force called up in 1939 as part of the British armed services at the outbreak of the Second World War (1939–45).
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1668 Minute Bk. Royal Coll. Surgeons Edinb. II. 27 The gairdner to haue ane shilling of everie ene..to defray his charges of his militia man.
a1687 W. Petty Papers (1927) I. 82 Who were Militiamen Anno 56. Addresse-makers on the severall occasions—Engagements about anno 53.
1715 B. Griffin Injur'd Virtue Epil., 80 For they, just like our train'd Militia Men, Their Valour of the true Wild-Irish Strain; Who from a Valiant Foe like Lightning fled.
1763 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 94 Penalties for non-attendance as militia men.
1780 A. Hamilton Let. 11 Oct. in Papers (1961) II. 464 The Militia men replied they were of the lower party.
1823 Charleston (S. Carolina) Courier 7 Mar. 2/4 The British..fairly chased our militiamen across Broad River, to the huge amazement of the mud eels and cats.
1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) xx. 383 Militiamen drafted into the regular forces.
1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. xxiii. 474 Six hundred militia-men of Virginia.
1912 G. O. Trevelyan George III & Fox I. 292 A rallying point for the hardy Whig militiamen of the Carolinas.
1939 War Illustr. 14 Oct. 129 (caption) Regular soldiers..and the Militiamen—all have made an excellent impression at home and in France.
1949 V. S. Reid New Day i. xx. 104 There are men marching up and down, a-carry sticks on their shoulders like militiamen's muskets.
1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 30 Sept. 9/1 No uniformed police were even in view, but eight busloads of militiamen were standing about a mile from the showing.
1995 Times 9 June 13/1 A nervous Tutsi soldier, who was manning a checkpoint, claimed that Hutu militiamen had killed members of their own tribe in order to tarnish the army's image.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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