Definitions for Minuteman

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Minuteman Min·ute·man

Spelling: [min-it-man]

IPA: /ˈmɪn ɪtˌmæn/

Minuteman is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 272 anagrams from letters in Minuteman (aeimmnntu).

Definitions for Minuteman

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service.
2. a U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile with three stages, powered by solid-propellant rocket engines.
3. a member of a small, secret, ultraconservative organization formed into armed groups for the declared purpose of conducting guerrilla warfare against a communist invasion of the U.S.

Origin of Minuteman

An Americanism dating back to 1765-75; minute¹ + man¹

Examples for Minuteman

But I did find a photograph of my brother, dressed as a Minuteman, and one of me in costume, too.

The Minuteman wanted to go back to ordinary life and his family.

At some point, Forde founded her own outfit, the Minuteman American Defense.