MILITANT


Meaning of MILITANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tənt ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : engaged in warfare or combat : fighting

2. : aggressively active (as in a cause) : combative

militant conservationists

a militant attitude

Synonyms: see aggressive

• militant noun

• mil·i·tant·ly adverb

• mil·i·tant·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.