militarist

[mil-i-ter-ist]

noun

1. a person imbued with militarism.

2. a person skilled in the conduct of war and military affairs.

ˈmilitarist

/ ˈmɪlɪtərɪst /

noun

1. a supporter of or believer in militarism

2. a devotee of military history, strategy, etc

Other Word Forms

• militaristic adjective
• militaristically adverb
• antimilitarist noun
• antimilitaristic adjective
• antimilitaristically adverb
• overmilitaristic adjective
• overmilitaristically adverb
• promilitarist adjective
• pseudomilitaristic adjective
• quasi-militaristic adjective
• quasi-militaristically adverb
• unmilitaristic adjective
• unmilitaristically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of militarist¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; militar(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

In short, as of now, in the battle between welfare and warfare, the militarists are carrying the day.

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The party’s centrists, corporatists, and militarists felt it necessary to give the left some seats on that commission.

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Germany reconciled with France long before it expressed remorse for its militarist past.

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The revanchist mentality of Vladimir Putin, who has said the USSR's demise was "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century," echoes that of the German militarists of 1919.

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The flag was met with angry protests by the prior Seoul government, due to its connections to Japan’s militarist past.

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