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foeman

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foe·man  (fmn)
n.
A foe in battle; an enemy.
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Noun1.foemanfoeman - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
foe, enemy, opposition
enemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent - someone who offers opposition
besieger - an enemy who lays siege to your position
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The onslaught of the foeman to repel By might of arm all vainly did they try, And when at length 'twas left them but to die, Wearied and few the last defenders fell.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Again and again he buried his teeth in the flesh of a foeman.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Here, I felt, I could defy an army, for but a single foeman could advance upon me at a time, nor could he know that I was awaiting him until he came full upon me around the corner of the turn.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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