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View synonyms for militant

militant

[ mil-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. aggressively active or combative in support of a cause:

    militant reformers.

    Synonyms: contentious, combative, belligerent

  2. engaged in warfare; fighting.


noun

  1. a militant person.
  2. a person engaged in warfare or combat.

militant

1

/ ˈmɪlɪtənt /

adjective

  1. aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause

    a militant protest

  2. warring; engaged in warfare
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noun

  1. a militant person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Militant

2

/ ˈmɪlɪtənt /

noun

  1. a member of Militant Tendency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmilitantly, adverb
  • ˈmilitancy, noun
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Other Words From

  • mil·i·tan·cy mil·i·tant·ness noun
  • mil·i·tant·ly adverb
  • hy·per·mil·i·tant adjective
  • hy·per·mil·i·tant·ly adverb
  • non·mil·i·tant adjective noun
  • non·mil·i·tant·ly adverb
  • su·per·mil·i·tant adjective
  • ul·tra·mil·i·tant adjective
  • un·mil·i·tant adjective
  • un·mil·i·tant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of militant1

First recorded in 1400–1450; late Middle English, from Latin mīlitant- (stem of mīlitāns ), present participle of mīlitāre “to serve as a soldier”; militate, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of militant1

C15: from Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier
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Synonym Study

See fanatic.
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Example Sentences

Dolours, a former Provisional Irish Republican Army militant, is visibly nervous.

From Salon

The murder of Samuel Paty, 47, shocked France and came five years after militant Islamist gunmen murdered 12 people at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo which published the original cartoons.

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A serving police office in South West England has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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A militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, said it carried out the bombing in what police are deeming a suicide attack.

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Hezbollah is committed to Israel’s destruction, but it is more than a militant group.

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