minuteman
noun /ˈmɪnɪtmæn/
/ˈmɪnɪtmæn/
(plural minutemen
/ˈmɪnɪtmen/
/ˈmɪnɪtmen/
)- (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 neededCultureMinutemen said they were ready to fight with only a minute's warning. Minutemen from Massachusetts fought at the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the start of the war.