"minute man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-minute man.ogg [Australia] Forms: minute men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|minute men}} minute man (plural minute men)
  1. (historical) During the American War for Independence, a citizen-soldier who would fight for the Patriots at a minute's notice. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-minute_man-en-noun-iZQPtSet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, American Revolution Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 32 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of American Revolution: 78 13 9
  2. (slang, derogatory) A man who reaches orgasm undesirably quickly during sexual intercourse. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: minute-man, minuteman Related terms: one-minute man
    Sense id: en-minute_man-en-noun-W~rjGw5d
  3. (cycling) The cyclist starting one minute ahead of, or behind, another rider in a time trial. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-minute_man-en-noun-FV~VnS-P Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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