men-at-arms

noun

Definition of men-at-armsnext
plural of man-at-arms
as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service the condottieri who served as men-at-arms for the Italian city-states often sold their allegiance to the highest bidder

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for men-at-arms
  1. soldiers
  2. warriors
  3. fighters
Noun
  • During this conflict, American citizen soldiers wielding standard hunting rifles were able to use their skills to pick off British officers and soldiers from greater distances than the soldiers could retaliate from.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The video circulated yesterday, as the IDF announced the deaths of 8 soldiers and many more injuries.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Its walls sport murals of warriors, weapons and a man-chasing monster.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The room has other murals showing warriors, anthropomorphized weapons and a monster chasing a man.
    Reuters, Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of warriors
Noun
  • Since then, Hamas fighters have received almost no real-time support from Tehran.
    Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Pereira has been one of the more active fighters for the UFC in 2024.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fighters
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near men-at-arms

ménages

men-at-arms

mend

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Men-at-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/men-at-arms. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
silhouette of a man with a megaphone against a british flag
Another Great British Vocabulary Quiz, Innit? A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond