MILITANT


Meaning of MILITANT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 combative; aggressively active esp. in support of a (usu. political) cause. 2 engaged in warfare.

n. a militant person, esp. a political activist. militancy n. militantly adv.

[ ME f. OF f. L (as MILITATE) ]

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