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militant

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪlɪtənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪlɪtənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mil′i tənt)

militant
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Synonyms:

combative, aggressive Collocations, belligerent, militaristic, antagonistic, assertive Collocations, battling, bellicose, bloodthirsty, bloody Collocations, bloody-minded, bullying Collocations, contentious, ferocious, fighting Collocations, full of fight, full of pep, gladiatorial, hawkish, hostile Collocations, jingoistic, martial, mercurial, military Collocations, offensive Collocations, peppery, pushful, quarrelsome, rough Collocations, sabre-rattling, savage Collocations, trigger-happy, truculent, unfriendly Collocations, unpacific, unpeaceable, unpeaceful, up in arms, warlike, warmongering, warring, wrangling

Sense: n.

Synonyms:

rioter, violent objector, demonstrator, protester, activist, aggressor, antagonist, battler, ball of fire, beaver Collocations, belligerent, bickerer, brawler, bullyboy, bustler, chauvinist, combatant, competitor Collocations, contender, contestant Collocations, disputant, duelist, eager beaver, enemy Collocations, enthusiast, feuder, fighter Collocations, fighting cock, foilsman, gamecock, gladiator, go-getter, jingoist, jouster, knight Collocations, live wire, man of action, man of deeds, militarist, political activist, quarreler, rowdy, ruffian, savage Collocations, scrapper, scuffler, soldier Collocations, squabbler, strong-arm man, swashbuckler, swordsman, thug Collocations, tilter, tussler, warrior Collocations, wrangler

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