pikeman
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pikeman
- /ˈpaɪk.mən/
Where it comes from
From pike + -man. Compare the Middle English surname Pykeman.
noun pikemen
- A soldier armed with a pike. Vitellius comming on couragiouſly with his pikemen and his harquebuſiers , deuided into two wings, charged them fiercely
- A person who operates a turnpike. Then there was the music of the rattling harness, and the ring of the horses' feet on the hard road, and the glare of the two bright lamps through the steaming hoar frost, over the leaders' ears, into the darkness; and the cheery toot of the guard's horn, to warn some drowsy pikeman or the ostler at
- A miner who works with a pick. “My missus told it me at the pit-head, when she brought me my breakfast,” said a pikeman to his comrade, and he struck a vigorous blow at the broad seam on which he was working.
Translations
Talk about this word "pikeman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pikeman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pikeman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pikeman "pikeman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pikeman.Cite this
@misc{pikeman_2026,
title = {pikeman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pikeman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
