Meanings
nounmilitaire (plural militaires)
plural militaires
- A military man; a soldier.
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.
1999, John Harmon McElroy, editor, The Sacrificial Years: A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War, page 29
Origin
- Frenchmilitaire
- Englishmilitaire
From French militaire. Doublet of military.
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