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: a member of a group of men who fought on the side of the American colonies and who were ready to go quickly into battle during the American Revolution
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Min|ute|man — «MIHN iht MAN», noun, plural men. a member of the American militia just before and during the Revolutionary War. The minutemen kept themselves ready for military service at very short notice. ╂[American English < minute1 + man] Min|ute|man… … Useful english dictionary
min|ute|man — «MIHN iht MAN», noun, plural men. a member of the American militia just before and during the Revolutionary War. The minutemen kept themselves ready for military service at very short notice. ╂[American English < minute1 + man] Min|ute|man… … Useful english dictionary
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
min — al·bu·min·uria; al·u·min·ic; al·u·min·i·um; a·min; an·chi·mono·min·er·al; an·ti·vi·ta·min; ar·min·ian·ism; asc·hel·min·thes; avi·ta·min·o·sis; ax·min·ster; az·o·lit·min; bad·min·ton; bar·a·min; ben·ja·min·ite; blood al·bu·min; brah·min;… … English syllables
ute — con·trib·ute; ex·ute; min·ute·man; pai·ute; pi·ute; quil·e·ute; re·trib·ute; dis·trib·ute; stat·ute; trib·ute; ute; … English syllables
minuteman — min·ute·man … English syllables
minuteman — min|ute|man [ mınıt,mæn ] (plural min|utemen [ minıt,men ] ) noun count one of a group of men in the U.S. during the Revolutionary War who promised to be ready to fight as soon as they were needed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
minuteman — min|ute|man [ˈmınıtmæn] n plural minutemen [ men] AmE one of a group of men in the past who were not official soldiers but who were ready to fight at any time … Dictionary of contemporary English
Minuteman — Min•ute•man [[t]ˈmɪn ɪtˌmæn[/t]] n. pl. men amh. (sometimes l.c.) a member of an American militia before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
Minuteman — Min ute*man, n.; pl. {Minutemen}. A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment s notice; a term used in the American Revolution. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
