Home › Words › P › pikemanpikeman/ˈpaɪk.mən/pikeman means A soldier armed with a pike.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pikeman ranks #11,057 of 42,752 for Qualifying.pikeman is pronounced /ˈpaɪk.mən/.EtymologyFrom pike + -man. Compare the Middle English surname Pykeman.nounA soldier armed with a pike.A person who operates a turnpike.A miner who works with a pick.e.g.““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.” — 1845, Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, or The Two Nations, book 6:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.musketeer 69% match — A foot soldier armed with a musket. vs pikeman →pike 64% match — A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. vs pikeman →pikestaff 63% match — The wooden shaft of a pike. vs pikeman →paik 61% match — A foot soldier or armed attendant, in some cases holding land in exchange for military service. vs pikeman →arquebusier 60% match — A soldier armed with an arquebus. vs pikeman →pikeshaft 60% match — The shaft of a pike vs pikeman →bayoneteer 60% match — A soldier armed with a bayonet. vs pikeman →pistoleer 59% match — A person, especially a soldier, armed with a pistol vs pikeman →