militaire

English

Etymology

From French militaire. Doublet of military.

Noun

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. A military man; a soldier.
    • 1999, John Harmon McElroy, editor, The Sacrificial Years: A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War, page 29:
      There hangs something majestic about a man who has borne his part in battles, especially if he is very quiet regarding it when you desire him to unbosom. I am continually lost at the absence of blowing and blowers among these old-young American militaires.

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Adjective

militaire

  1. inflection of militair:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

French

Etymology

From Middle French militaire, borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.li.tɛʁ/
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Adjective

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. (relational) military, militaristic

Derived terms

Noun

militaire m (plural militaires)

  1. military
  2. a soldier

Descendants

  • → Alemannic German: Militäär
  • → Danish: militær
  • → English: militaire
  • → Estonian: militaar
  • → German: Militär
  • → Latvian: militārs
  • → Norwegian: militær
  • → Romanian: militar
  • → Swedish: militär
  • → West Frisian: militêr
  • → Yiddish: מיליטער (militer)

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Adjective

militaire m or f (plural militaires)

  1. military

Descendants

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