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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

A Sunni militiaman at a checkpoint near Kharma on June 15.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

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

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2021

Eventually he subbed out the grinning selfie in his Twitter profile, replacing it with the image of a colonial militiaman shouldering an AR-15 rifle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2019

Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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