militant

adj. aggressive, combative, belligerent; engaged in warfare

n. one who has aggressive or combative tendencies; one who is engaged in warfare

For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. For the newspaper of the US Socialist Workers Party see The Militant. The word militant has come to refer to any individual or party displaying serious comment or engaged in aggressive physical or verbal combat, usually for a cause. Journalists often use militant as a neutral term for soldiers who do not belong to an established government military organization. Typically, a militant engages in violence as part of a claimed struggle against oppression, but the word is sometimes used to describe anyone with strongly held views (e.g. militant Christian, militant atheist).
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Noun
1. a militant reformer
(synonym) activist
(hypernym) reformer, reformist, crusader, meliorist
(hyponym) Black Muslim
Adjective
1. engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"
(synonym) belligerent, fighting, war-ridden, warring
(similar) unpeaceful
2. showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
(synonym) competitive
(similar) aggressive

n. militant, one who has aggressive or combative tendencies; one who is engaged in warfare

adv. militantly, in a militant manner, combatively, belligerently, aggressively, violently

adj. militant, aggressive, combative, belligerent; engaged in warfare

adj. militant, aggressive, combative, belligerent; engaged in warfare

n. militant, crusader, activist

v. militate, work for or against something