bojovníci

Bojovníci is a Czech word meaning fighters or combatants. It derives from boj, meaning fight, and the suffix -ovník, with bojovník meaning a fighter and bojovníci the plural. The term is used in Czech and Slovak to denote people who engage in armed or organized combat, such as soldiers, knights, or competitors in combat sports.

Historically, bojovníci referred to warriors who served in armies of the medieval and early modern periods, including mercenaries and professional soldiers in the lands of the Bohemian Crown and later in Central Europe. In literature and folklore, the word often functions as a general label for courageous or skilled fighters rather than a precise social class.

In contemporary usage, bojovníci appears in discussions of martial arts and combat sports, as well as in descriptions of military or paramilitary groups in a broad sense. It is also used as a name for sports teams, clubs, or fan groups seeking to convey strength.

Grammatically, bojovníci is masculine plural; the singular is bojovník, the feminine bojovnice, and other forms follow standard Czech declension.