Collocations for martyr - noun Contents 1. sb who is killed/suffers for what they believe ADJECTIVE VERB + martyr PREPOSITION PHRASES 2. sb who tries to gain sympathy VERB + martyr PHRASES 1. sb who is killed/suffers for what they believe ADJECTIVE early glorious, holy Christian, Islamic, Protestant, etc. Back to top ▲ VERB + martyr make sb Putting him to death would only make him a martyr. Back to top ▲ PREPOSITION martyr to a martyr to the cause Back to top ▲ PHRASES die a martyr a martyr's death Back to top ▲ 2. sb who tries to gain sympathy VERB + martyr play Stop playing the martyr. Back to top ▲ PHRASES make a martyr of yourself Back to top ▲