spearman

[ speer-muhn ]

noun

, plural spear·men.

1. a person who is armed with or uses a spear.

spearman

/ ˈspɪəmən /

noun

1. a soldier armed with a spear

Word History and Origins

Origin of spearman¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; spear ¹, man

Example Sentences

The renewed jury selection process never began, however, because the trial ended abruptly with defendant William Spearman pleading guilty as part of a "conditional" deal with prosecutors that retains the defendant's right to appeal certain rulings by the trial judge.

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A federal prosecutor in the case, Greg Schiller, also later urged Cannon to allow Spearman's mother into the courtroom, referencing a 2010 U.S.

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That day, Scott Berry, the federal public defender representing Spearman, had even argued in the courtroom that Cannon's refusal to allow his client's family to be present violated his Sixth Amendment right, the transcript showed.

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"Mr. Spearman's mother is free to join us once the jury selection process has concluded and/or there is truly enough room in the courtroom," the transcript shows Cannon saying.

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She did offer later to let Spearman's family into the courtroom after she realized she had also erred in neglecting to swear in the jury pool, explaining that there would be room after jurors, whom both sides had agreed to dismiss, had left.

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