Warmonger

Quick meaning: Warmonger is a noun meaning (derogatory) Someone who advocates war; a militarist.

Meaning

(derogatory) Someone who advocates war; a militarist.

More Meanings

1. A mercenary soldier.
2. (derogatory, intransitive) To advocate war.

Example Sentences

Wham! Overnight he [Dwight D. Eisenhower] became a warmonger.

Harmsworth's Daily Mail had warmongered for over twenty years.

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;

“He’s a 70-year-old childless warmonger and he has no stake in the future of this country,” Dans said. “He is the very reason that MAGA started in the first place, and we only have to look at 2016 when he was a vehement Trump hater. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”

Word Forms

• warmongers
• war-monger
• war monger
• warmongering
• warmongered

Synonyms for warmonger

Depending on context, synonyms include bellicist, hawk, jingoist, militarist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include militarist, war-monger, peacemonger, jingoist, antimilitarist, warnik.

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