pikeman /ˈpaɪk.mən/ noun3 •A soldier armed with a pike.Vitellius comming on couragiously with his pikemen and his harquebusiers , deuided into two wings, charged them fiercely — 1603 •A miner who works with a pick.“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 •A person who operates a turnpike. formspikemen