trainbandsman
/ˈtreɪnˌbændzmən/
noun
- A member of a trainband; a citizen soldier in a local militia.
- As a trainbandsman, he practiced marching and firing every Saturday.
- The trainbandsman carried his own musket and powder horn to the drill.
- Every able-bodied man in the village was expected to serve as a trainbandsman.
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