cīnītājs

Latvian

Etymology

From cīnīt(ies) (to fight, to struggle) + -ājs (-er).

Noun

cīnītājs m (1st declension, feminine form: cīnītāja)

  1. (male) fighter, combatant (man involved in armed fight, who struggles with an opponent)
    drosmīgs, bezbailīgs cīnītājsbrave, fearless fighter
    revolucionārie cīnītājirevolutionary fighters
    cīnītāju pulkifighter regiments
  2. (figuratively) fighter (man who actively pursues some, usually socially important, goal)
    miera, brīvības cīnītājipeace, freedom fighters
    cīnītāji pret rasu diskriminācijufighters against racial discrimination

Declension

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