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Plural of militant

regular plural

The plural of militant is militants.

Forms of militant

Singularmilitant /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
Pluralmilitants
Countablecountable

Militants in a sentence

  • Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews
  • Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there.From the entry internecine
  • The country entered into peace talks with the militants.From the entry enter into
  • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.2005 December 29, “Foreign ultra killed, three injured in J&K”, in The Times of India, retrieved 21 Apr 2009. From the entry ultra
  • The question is inescapable following the killing in Lyon of nationalist student Quentin Deranque by suspected far-left militants.2026 February 21, Hugh Schofield, “Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom”, in BBC…. From the entry lyon

Meaning of militant

  1. adjective Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
  2. adjective Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative.
  3. noun A soldier, a combatant.

Full definition of militant

Questions about the plural of militant

What is the plural of militant?
The plural of militant is militants.
Is militant countable?
Militant is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: militant (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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