militant
An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of…An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
» Several militants were killed.
Meaning
3 sensesAn entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
боеви́кbojevík, милита́нтmilitánt
бойови́кbojovýk, міліта́нтmilitánt
(specifically)Someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant.
троцки́стtrockíst, троцки́сткаtrockístka
(obsolete)A soldier, a combatant.
- a militant reformer
Examples
17 sentencesSeveral militants were killed.
The bureaucrats are militants of paperwork.
deDie Bürokraten sind die Militaristen des Papierkriegs.
He's really militant about gluten, geez.
The man was said to be part of a rogue militant group.
Yanni quickly became extremely militant.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to servFrom Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”).
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Forms
plural: militantsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a militant reformer:activist