militisto

Esperanto

Etymology

milito (“war”) +‎ -isto

Noun

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

(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.

Derived terms

Terms derived from militisto

militistaro (“army”)

militistestro (“officer”)

Related terms

soldato (“soldier”)
armeisto (“soldier (in the army)”)
mararmeisto (“navy man, seaman”)
aeroarmeisto, flugarmeisto (“airman, flyboy”)

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