cavalrymen

noun

Definition of cavalrymennext
plural of cavalryman
as in dragoons

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  1. soldiers
  2. warriors
  3. troopers
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
  • Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
    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
  • Merrick was not wearing a seat belt when the cars crashed, but troopers said Frazer was properly restrained.
    Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Blackwell was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and then released, troopers said.
    Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of troopers
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