Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minuteman

2 senses of minuteman

Sense 1
Minuteman -- (an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution)
       => militiaman -- (a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies)

Sense 2
Minuteman -- (a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos)
       => intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM -- (a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another)