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Definition of minuteman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

minuteman

noun

NAmE//ˈmɪnətˌmæn//

(pl. minutemen

NAmE//ˈmɪnətˌmɛn//

)

(during the American Revolution) a member of a group of men who were not soldiers but who were ready to fight immediately when they were needed

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