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warmonger

warmonger

17 8.1
A person who wants their country to start a war or use force against other countries
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔrmˌʌŋɡər/
  • Offensive
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  • The politician's reputation as a warmonger made it difficult for him to gain support for his peace initiatives.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

hawk
vswarmonger
45 7.4

A person who supports using military force in other countries

focuses on urging hostile policies toward other countries rather than general stance
militarist
vswarmonger
3 7.7

A person who supports using a strong army and war to solve problems

presses for aggressive policies toward other countries rather than only military strength
war hawk
vswarmonger
1 7.4

A person who strongly supports using the military or going to war

advocates aggressive policies toward other countries rather than general military posture
jingoist
vswarmonger
1 9.3

A person who strongly supports their country and wants it to attack other countries

advocates war because of policy aims rather than from national fervor
jingo
vswarmonger
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who strongly supports their country and wants to use force against other countries

pushes for aggressive policies outward, not necessarily from patriotic pride
warmaker
vswarmonger
1 7.7

A person or group that starts wars

encourages war by urging aggressive policies rather than directly starting fights

Antonyms

23 3.7

A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree

11 6.7

A person who prefers peaceful, diplomatic solutions rather than war

Compounds

warmonger rhetoric
  • Literature
9.3

Speech that tries to make people support war or military action

How Aggressive

jingoist
1 9.3
warmonger
  • Offensive
17 8.1
hawk
45 7.4

Surface Forms

warmonger singular
warmongers plural

Morphology

warmonger = war + monger (semi-transparent) = war + monger

Formed from 'war' + 'monger', so the compound logic is clear, but 'monger' is relatively uncommon/archaic and the spelling 'warmonger' may mislead learners toward 'warm'.

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.