Militarian

//ˌmɪl.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person in or involved with military service.

    "For militarians, he gives the lowdown on cruise missiles and submarines. For utilitarians, there are explanations of how refrigerators and air-conditioners work"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to the military

    "Naturally our talk at first was about the Scouts Movement which he [Baden-Powell] was anxious to disassociate from everything militarian."

Example

More examples

"Naturally our talk at first was about the Scouts Movement which he [Baden-Powell] was anxious to disassociate from everything militarian."

Etymology

From military + -ian.

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