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. — Esperantostern
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