militisto

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Esperanto

Etymology

From milito (war) +‎ -isto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /militˈisto/
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  • Rhymes: -isto

Noun

militisto (accusative singular militiston, plural militistoj, accusative plural militistojn)

  1. (military) career soldier, military man, warrior
    • 1904, The Esperantist, Volume 1, page 85:
      La junaj militistoj estas ĉiam kaj ĉie estimataj, eĉ amataj.
      The young soldiers are always and everywhere esteemed, even loved.
    • 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Kroniko Libro Dua 6:28.
      Kaj li dungis de Izrael cent mil bravajn militistojn pro cent kikaroj da arĝento.
      And he recruited one hundred million brave soldiers from Israel for one hundred talents of silver.
    • 1922, Eŭgeno Lanti, For la neŭtralismon!:
      Se fikomercistoj, militistoj, ĝendarmoj, juĝistoj, ekzekutistoj lernas kaj uzas esp.on, tio ne signifas, ke nia idealo baldaŭ realiĝos.
      If swindlers, military men, gendarmes, judges, executioners learn and use Esperanto, that isn't exactly a sign that our ideal is about to be realized.

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