militant
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Latin militare (“to serve as a soldier”)
Adjective[edit]
militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)
- aggressive or combative
- fighting or warlike; belligerent
- Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often associated with extreme left-wing politics).
Translations[edit]
aggressive or combative
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belligerent
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Noun[edit]
Wikipedia militant (plural militants)
- 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.
- 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:
- One who serves as a soldier.
- One who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics.
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Translations[edit]
aggressive or fighting person
one who serves as a soldier
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one who supports a Trotskyite political view
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
militant
- Present participle of militar.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /militɑ̃/
Adjective[edit]
militant m (feminine militante, masculine plural militants, feminine plural militantes)
Noun[edit]
militant m (plural militants)
Verb[edit]
militant
- Present participle of militer.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
mīlitant
- third-person plural present active indicative of mīlitō