warmonger
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warmonger
- /ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə/ UK
- /ˈwoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/ US
- /-ˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From war + monger.
noun warmongers · war-monger · war monger
-
Someone who advocates war to an enthusiastic or ardent degree.
Wham! Overnight he [Dwight D. Eisenhower] became a warmonger.
Similar: bellicist, hawk, jingoist, militarist, war hawk
- A mercenary soldier. With that, out of his bouget forth he drew Great ſtore of treaſure, therewith him to tempt; But he on it lookt ſcornefully askew, As much diſdeigning to be ſo miſdempt, Or a war-monger to be baſely nempt;
verb warmongers · warmongering · warmongered · war-monger · war monger
- To advocate war. Harmsworth's Daily Mail had warmongered for over twenty years.
Translations
Every language
noun one who advocates war
| Español | belicista, militarista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전쟁광 jeonjaenggwang, 전쟁 도발자 jeonjaeng dobalja |
| 日本語 | 戦争屋 sensōya, 軍国主義者 gunkokushugisha, 鷹派 takaha, 強硬派 kyōkōha, 戦争好き sensōzuki |
| 中文 | 戰爭販子 /战争贩子 zhànzhēng fànzi, 主戰論者 /主战论者 zhǔzhànlùnzhě, 好戰分子 /好战分子 hàozhàn fènzǐ |
| Português | belicista |
| Français | belliciste, va-t-en-guerre, marchand de guerre, marchande de guerre, militariste |
| Deutsch | Kriegstreiber, Kriegshetzer |
| Italiano | guerrafondaio, guerrafondaia, bellicista |
| Ελληνικά | πολεμοκάπηλος polemokápilos |
| Română | ațâțător la război |
| Русский | разжига́тель войны́ razžigátelʹ vojný, поджига́тель войны́ podžigátelʹ vojný, милитари́ст militaríst |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ hiếu chiến, kẻ gây chiến |
| العربية | مُحَرِّض حَرْب muḥarriḍ ḥarb, مُحَرِّضَة حَرْب |
noun mercenary soldier
| 中文 | 僱傭兵 /雇佣兵 gùyōngbīng |
|---|
verb to advocate war
| 한국어 | 전쟁을 내세우다 jeonjaeng-eul naese'uda, 전쟁을 주장하다 jeonjaeng-eul jujanghada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 主張戰爭 /主张战争 zhǔzhāng zhànzhēng |
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title = {warmonger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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