peacenik
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈpiːs.nɪk/
- Archaic
:
pacifista
- Then they got replaced by a bunch of peacenik Democrats who ended up not being so peacefully inclined as people had believed.
- an old peacenik
Examples
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I am not a '60s love light and peacenik.
Blog text (25) -
Which, as a peacenik, I can't admit to looking forward to.
Blog text (34) -
Listen, man... you should try to reach my guy Ron Carlson, old peacenik lawyer... works out of New York, takes people north.
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- Have you formed any connection with any peaceniks, dissidents or other unofficial groups of that nature?
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It's not just the extreme minority peaceniks who see how ridiculous the radicals on both sides have acted.
Blog text (17) -
Underscoring his defiance of the "peacenik" stereotype, Hanafin declared he is "a card-carrying Republican."
Academic text (2006) -
I lived in a rundown rooming house on Mifflen Street, among all the longhaired war protesters and scruffy peaceniks.
Fiction book (2000) -
A binational Israeli-Palestinian state—a dream of many peaceniks—is not politically viable even though it would be economically desirable.
Academic text (2002) -
Many peaceniks believe that dialogue is more effective than war in solving conflicts.
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The conference was attended by several peaceniks advocating for disarmament and peaceful resolutions.
Synonyms
23
3.7
A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree
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6.7
A person who prefers peaceful, diplomatic solutions rather than war
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5.3
Not supporting war or violence and preferring peaceful solutions
A person who opposes using violence to solve conflicts
A person who opposes violence and wants people or countries to give up weapons
A person who opposes the military having power in government or society
Antonyms
- Offensive
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8.1
A person who wants their country to start a war or use force against other countries
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word peacenik is built from peace and the ending -nik, a Yiddish/Russian way to mean 'person' or 'one who' and seen in English words like beatnik. So a peacenik is literally a 'person for peace' and is often used informally for someone strongly opposed to war.