martial artist

noun

A practitioner and/or preceptor of martial arts.

Meanings

nounmartial artist (plural martial artists)

plural martial artists

  1. A practitioner and/or preceptor of martial arts.

    Jeffrey Wall, 15, is just as compassionate as he is fierce. The accomplished Tang Soo Do Korean martial artist is helping his community stay fit during the coronavirus pandemic.

    2020 June 10, Ashley Vaughan, “This teenage martial artist creates videos to help superhero seniors stay active while in quarantine”, in CNN

Translations

Bulgarian боец
  • боец (boec)practitioner of martial arts
Chinese Mandarin 武術家 /武术家
  • 武術家 /武术家practitioner of martial arts
Czech bojovník
  • bojovníkpractitioner of martial arts
Finnish taistelulajien taitaja, taistelulajien harrastaja
  • taistelulajien taitajapractitioner of martial arts
  • taistelulajien harrastajapractitioner of martial arts
French artiste martial
  • artiste martialpractitioner of martial arts
Hungarian harcművész
  • harcművészpractitioner of martial arts
Japanese 武道家
  • 武道家 (budōka)practitioner of martial arts
Persian رزمیکار
  • رزمیکار (razmi-kâr)practitioner of martial arts
Polish praktyk sztuk walki
  • praktyk sztuk walkipractitioner of martial arts
Romanian artist marțial, luptător de arte marțiale
  • artist marțialpractitioner of martial arts
  • luptător de arte marțialepractitioner of martial arts
Spanish artemarcialista
  • artemarcialistapractitioner of martial arts
Cite this entry
APA

martial artist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martial%20artist

MLA

“martial artist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martial%20artist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martial artist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martial%20artist.

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