Militant Definition
mĭlĭ-tənt
militants
adjective
At war; fighting.
Webster's New World
Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause.
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noun
militants
A militant person.
Webster's New World
An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [from 19th c.]
Wiktionary
Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyite political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. [from 20th c.]
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Noun
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militantsOrigin of Militant
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Middle English from Old French from Latin mīlitāns mīlitant- present participle of mīlitāre to serve as a soldier militate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French militant, from Latin mÄ«litāns, present participle of mÄ«litāre (“to serve as a soldier").
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