competitive, militant
(adjective) showing a fighting disposition; “highly competitive sales representative”; “militant in fighting for better wages for workers”; “his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy”
belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring
(adjective) engaged in war; “belligerent (or warring) nations”
militant, hawkish, warlike
(adjective) disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; “militant nations”; “hawkish congressman”; “warlike policies”
militant, activist
(noun) a militant reformer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)
Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.]
Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]
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militant (plural militants)
(obsolete) A soldier, a combatant. [17th-19th c.]
An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [from 19th c.]
Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. [from 20th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"i*tant, a. Etym: [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.]
Definition: Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.
– Mil"i*tant*ly, adv. At which command the powers militant... Moved on in silence. Milton. Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
