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Militant

//ˈmɪlɪtənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.

    "The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy."

  2. 2
    Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative.

    "The physiological state is not itself militant against erotic expression."

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing a fighting disposition wordnet
  2. 2
    engaged in war wordnet
  3. 3
    disposed to warfare or hard-line policies wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A soldier, a combatant. obsolete
  2. 2
    a militant reformer wordnet
  3. 3
    An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.

    "[Jim Owles] lamented the declining influence of militant organizations and tactics, stating that militants "help keep the rest of us honest," and prevent moderates from selling out."

  4. 4
    someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant. specifically

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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