Meaning Of The Word Minuteman

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minuteman in American English
any of the members of the American citizen army at the time of the American Revolution who volunteered to be ready for military service at a minute's notice
noun: a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service

Minuteman in British English
noun: (in the War of American Independence) a colonial militiaman who promised to be ready to fight at one minute's notice

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