Definitions for militants

militants mil·i·tant

Spelling: [mil-i-tuh nt]
IPA: /ˈmɪl ɪ tənt/

Militants is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 346 anagrams from letters in militants (aiilmnstt).

Definitions for militants

noun

  1. a militant person.
  2. a person engaged in warfare or combat.

adjective

  1. vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause:
  2. engaged in warfare; fighting.

Origin of militants

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin mīlitant- (stem of mīlitāns), present participle of mīlitāre to serve as a soldier. See militate, -ant

Examples for militants

To these images and values he conformed, not submissively, but with a militant enthusiasm.

"Darwinismus" became the battle-cry of the militant spirits of that time.

The emotions of the militant Federalists were too various to admit of description.

The hostage is the only American woman held by the militant group.

At least one child in CAR has been killed or gravely injured per day, and 10,000 have been recruited into militant groups.

Might I ask why this sudden interest in the militant laboring ladies?

Allying themselves with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, some Lebanese Christians are standing their ground against ISIS.

This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.

He was in New York only a couple of week ago, speaking at the United Nations, where he denounced “militant Islam.”

Their militant social democracy was at once comical and corrective.

Word Value for militants
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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