militant C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈmɪlɪtənt/ See IPA manual Freq #18951 Meanings 1 adj Strongly active and aggressive in support of a cause, and ready to fight for it. The militant protesters refused to leave until their demands were met. 2 noun A person who fights or uses aggressive methods for a political or social cause. Armed militants seized control of the government building. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · strongly active and... hawkishwarlike 2 noun · a person who fights or uses... activist More warrish Word family Forms militants Derived forms antimilitanthypermilitantmilitantismmilitantlymilitantnessnonmilitantsupermilitantultramilitantunmilitant Related forms militancemilitarymilitia Etymology AI details From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”). militant Middle French mīlitāns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # militant **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪlɪtənt/ **Frequency rank:** 18951 ## Meanings 1. Strongly active and aggressive in support of a cause, and ready to fight for it. 2. A person who fights or uses aggressive methods for a political or social cause. ## Examples - The militant protesters refused to leave until their demands were met. - Armed militants seized control of the government building. ## Synonyms - warrish ## Derived Forms - antimilitant - hypermilitant - militantism - militantly - militantness - nonmilitant - supermilitant - ultramilitant - unmilitant ## Related Forms - militance - military - militia ## Roots and Affixes - Root: militant - Root: mīlitāns ## Etymology From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”). ## AI Etymology Militant comes from Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”). The historical chain includes militant (Middle French) and mīlitāns (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antimilitant, hypermilitant, militantism, and militantly and related forms such as militance, military, and militia. In present use it covers strongly active and aggressive in support of a cause, and ready to fight for it and a person who fights or uses aggressive methods for a political or social cause. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown