Standard Lemma guide

milblogger

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪl.blɒɡə/
  • British, General-American, Multicultural-London-English, Southern, Standard: /ˈmɪlˌblɔɡə(ɹ)/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈmɪlˌblɑɡə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A military service member who writes a blog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A blogger, usually one with a close relationship to armed forces, who blogs, often from the front lines, about an ongoing war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *léghyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bheh2ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bheh2g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English milblog Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English milblogger From milblog + -er.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 军事博主 (jūnshì bózhǔ) — writer of a milblog
  • Dutch: milblogger — writer of a milblog
  • Finnish: sotabloggaaja — writer of a milblog
  • Finnish: sotabloggari — writer of a milblog
  • German: Militärblogger — writer of a milblog
  • Norwegian Bokmål: militærblogger — writer of a milblog
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: militærbloggar — writer of a milblog
  • Russian: военбло́гер (vojenblóger) — writer of a milblog