foeman

[ foh-muhn ]

noun

, Literary.

, plural foe·men.

1. an enemy in war.

foeman

/ ˈfəʊmən /

noun

1. archaic.
   an enemy in war; foe

Word History and Origins

Origin of foeman¹

before 1000; Middle English foman, Old English fāhman. See foe, man

Example Sentences

A small victory, Catelyn thought when the fighting had ended and the surviving foemen had melted back into the night, yet a victory nonetheless.

From Literature

At that moment, a foeman's dart, that he dashed aside, mutilated his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

No; Reason, as party-strife goes, As food is attractive to no men: And Logic's a nauseous dose, To be given—as physic—to foemen!

From Project Gutenberg

I directed the gunner to aim at the foeman's spars, endeavouring to cripple her aloft.

From Project Gutenberg

The ardor of the combat is bracing; and fate is a foeman worthy of every man’s steel.

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