Definition of MILITANT

militant

Meanings

Plural: militants

Noun

  • a militant reformer
  • A soldier, a combatant.
  • An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
  • someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant.

Adjective Satellite

  • disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
    • "militant nations"
  • showing a fighting disposition
    • "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"
  • engaged in war

Adj

  • Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
  • Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”).

Scrabble Score: 10

militant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
militant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
militant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

militant is a valid Words With Friends word