militarist
Americannoun
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a supporter of or believer in militarism
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a devotee of military history, strategy, etc
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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antimilitaristnoun
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militaristicallyadverb
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unmilitaristicallyadverb
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quasi-militaristicallyadverb
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unmilitaristicadjective
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antimilitaristicadjective
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antimilitaristicallyadverb
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pseudomilitaristicadjective
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promilitaristadjective
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overmilitaristicallyadverb
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militaristicadjective
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overmilitaristicadjective
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quasi-militaristicadjective
Etymology
Origin of militarist
First recorded in 1595–1605; militar(y) + -ist
Vocabulary lists containing militarist
Japanese History - Middle School and High School
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Example Sentences
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Germany reconciled with France long before it expressed remorse for its militarist past.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023
The flag was met with angry protests by the prior Seoul government, due to its connections to Japan’s militarist past.
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
He writes, for example, that, “like Spartans, Wehrmacht soldiers were effused with militarist doctrine, chronically short of men, brilliantly led on the battlefield — and often deployed for imbecilic strategic ends.”
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2017
The Soviet leadership considered Reagan an implacable militarist.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 24, 2017
Even the Gospels are distorted to convey a militarist meaning, for the author quotes them to remind us that it is the warlike and not the meek that shall inherit the earth.
From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles
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