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militant

[ mil-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

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

    militant reformers.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. engaged in warfare; fighting.


noun

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

militant

1

/ ˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

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

    a militant protest

  2. warring; engaged in warfare
“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

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

/ ˈɪɪəԳ /

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

  • ˈٲԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈٲԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ٲ· ··ٲԳ·Ա noun
  • ··ٲԳ· adverb
  • ····ٲԳ adjective
  • hy·per···ٲԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz···ٲԳ adjective noun
  • non···ٲԳ· adverb
  • ····ٲԳ adjective
  • ܱ·ٰ···ٲԳ adjective
  • ܲ···ٲԳ adjective
  • un···ٲԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of militant1

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

Origin of militant1

C15: from Latin ī to be a soldier, from ī soldier
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Synonym Study

See fanatic.
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Example Sentences

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There has been speculation over whether India will respond with military strikes against Pakistan, as it did after deadly militant attacks in 2019 and 2016.

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When the BBC World Service Eye Investigations team visited the area, Turkish aircraft pummelled the mountains surrounding the village to root out PKK militants, who have long operated from caves and tunnels in northern Iraq.

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He told BBC Hindi, if the message from the militants was "don't come here, we should respond by coming in even larger numbers".

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Challenged by World at One presenter Helen Montague over whether his own behaviour had been militant, Vine said he was "just a safety first kind of a guy".

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India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind the killings, but has named no group it blames.

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