"militant" in the noun sense
1. militant, activist
a militant reformer
"militant" in the adjective sense
1. militant, hawkish, warlike
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
"militant nations"
"hawkish congressman"
"warlike policies"
2. competitive, militant
showing a fighting disposition
"highly competitive sales representative"
"militant in fighting for better wages for workers"
"his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
3. belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring
engaged in war
"belligerent (or warring) nations"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License