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spearman

noun
spear·​man | \ ˈspir-mÉ™n How to pronounce spearman (audio) \

Definition of spearman

: a person armed with a spear

Examples of spearman in a Sentence

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 And while the lone spearman's attack may have been futile at the time, the tactic has been since been vindicated by history. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "That Time a CIA Spyplane Had to Dodge a Spear During the Cold War," 14 Jan. 2019

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First Known Use of spearman

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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