warmonger
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈwɔrmˌʌŋɡər/
- Offensive
:
belicista
- The politician's reputation as a warmonger made it difficult for him to gain support for his peace initiatives.
Examples
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Israel would not sign the NPT because they are a rogue nation of warmongers.
Blog text (6) -
I find it disgusting that a merciless warmonger like Netanyahu is talking about peace.
Blog text (8) -
That makes me feel like a warmonger with everything going on politically right now.
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In no way, as the advisers will claim, should the president look like a warmonger.
Academic text (2000) -
You will not see the warmongers who threaten the world with nuclear holocaust.
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Bush was called a stupid warmonger trying to avenge his father's failure.
Academic text (2011) -
Warmonger, they called him now, the man who loved bloodshed so deeply he abandoned his home in peacetime.
Fiction book (2001) -
We'll show those warmongers that the people won't stand for their tyranny.
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And Lyndon B. Johnson—who beat Barry Goldwater by labeling him a "warmonger"—turned out to be hawkish himself.
Academic text (2004) -
Many citizens protested against the warmonger who pushed for military intervention in foreign countries.
Synonyms
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7.4
A person who supports using military force in other countries
3
7.7
A person who supports using a strong army and war to solve problems
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7.4
A person who strongly supports using the military or going to war
1
9.3
A person who strongly supports their country and wants it to attack other countries
1
9.9
A person who strongly supports their country and wants to use force against other countries
1
7.7
A person or group that starts wars
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Etymology
The word warmonger comes from two parts: war and monger, where monger once meant 'seller' or 'trader', as in fishmonger. So a warmonger is like someone who 'sells' or pushes war, which is why the word means a person who encourages fighting between countries.