pikeman

noun

Definition of pikemannext
as in spearman

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  1. archer
  2. lancer
  3. guardsman
  4. militiaman
  5. rifleman
  6. artilleryman
  7. musketeer
  8. cannoneer
Noun
  • Olympic archers miss the center ring at a similar rate.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The elves’ archers do a pretty good job of taking some out, but the orcs have numbers on their side — and a really nasty-looking siege engine.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of archer
Noun
  • Perhaps they were rejected earlier under Ohio’s regular unemployment system and didn’t realize a new one is now available for lower-wage workers and people such as free-lancers who report income on IRS 1099 forms.
    Rich Exner, cleveland, 4 June 2020
  • The empire specializes in magic, the kingdom focuses on lancers, while the alliance touts the best archers.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019
Definition of lancer
Noun
  • The conditions of those wounded remain unclear and there were no reported casualties among the guardsmen involved.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband sails for King’s Landing and finds Blood, a disgruntled guardsman, and Cheese, a (literal) ratcatcher of the Red Keep with debts that need paying.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Definition of guardsman
Noun
  • When Clement was spotted drinking in a hotel bar in Lexington, Mo., on Dec. 13, 1866, Moses was one of three militiamen sent to arrest him.
    Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Five musket balls fired by colonial militiamen during one of the first battles of the American Revolution have been unearthed in Concord, Massachusetts.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Definition of militiaman
Noun
  • Who is Daniel Penny? Penny, a former Marine sergeant, served as a rifleman to Camp Lejeune from 2017 to 2021.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Averin Valeriy Vasilievich, a 52-year-old rifleman with the 153rd Tank Regiment, took the kettle and left the trench to fetch water.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of rifleman
Noun
  • Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday.
    The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The sky blazed as North Vietnamese artillerymen vainly shot at the American bombers.
    Jeremy Redmon, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
Definition of artilleryman
Noun
  • Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Definition of musketeer
Noun
  • Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
Definition of cannoneer
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