militant

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪlɪtənt/, SAMPA: /"mIlIt@nt/

Etymology

Late Latin militare (“to serve as a soldier”)

Adjective

militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)

1. aggressive or combative
2. fighting or warlike; belligerent
3. Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often associated with extreme left-wing politics).

Translations

aggressive or combative

Russian: воинствующий (ru) (voínstvujuščij), воинственный (ru) (voínstvennyj), боевой (ru) (bojevój)

belligerent

Russian: воинствующий (ru) (voínstvujuščij), воинственный (ru) (voínstvennyj), боевой (ru) (bojevój) (combative)

active in an aggressive way

Russian: боевой (ru) (bojevój)

Noun

Wikipedia militant (plural militants)

1. An aggressive or fighting person.
   • 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:

     Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.

2. One who serves as a soldier.
3. One who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics.

Derived terms

• Militant Tendency
• ultramilitant

Related terms

• military
• militia

Translations

aggressive or fighting person

Russian: боевик (ru) (bojevík) m.

one who serves as a soldier

Russian: военнослужащий (ru) (vojennoslúžaščij) m. Ukrainian: військовослужбовець (uk) (vijs'kovoslužbóvec') m.

one who supports a Trotskyite political view

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Catalan

Verb

militant

1. Present participle of militar.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /militɑ̃/

Adjective

militant m. (f. militante, m. plural militants, f. plural militantes)

1. militant

Noun

militant m. (plural militants)

1. activist, campaigner

Verb

militant

1. Present participle of militer.

Anagrams

• limitant

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Latin

Verb

mīlitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of mīlitō