Synonyms of men-at-arms

men-at-arms

noun

plural of man-at-arms

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service

the condottieri who served as men-at-arms for the Italian city-states often sold their allegiance to the highest bidder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldiers
• warriors
• fighters
• marines
• dragoons
• raiders
• legionaries
• troopers
• knights
• veterans
• rangers
• legionnaires
• servicemen
• recruits
• musketeers
• regulars
• cavalrymen
• Confederates
• partisans
• dogfaces
• infantrymen
• crossbowmen
• archers
• cuirassiers
• footmen
• conscripts
• cavaliers
• pikemen
• combatants
• spearmen
• riflemen
• guardsmen
• lancers
• artillerymen
• cannoneers
• militiamen
• foot soldiers
• Continentals
• guerrillas
• servicewomen
• carabineers
• doughboys
• grunts
• gunners
• commandos
• paramilitaries
• noncombatants
• irregulars
• reservists
• Federals
• warhorses
• GIs
• gendarmes
• minutemen
• champions
• enrollees
• draftees
• jarheads
• mortarmen
• diggers
• lifers
• counterguerrillas
• gallowglasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of men-at-arms

The guards outside the Red Keep surrender, but inside – where the dragons cannot go – is another matter, and the two fight their way to the throne room, where a large contingent of men-at-arms and knights awaits, gloating. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026