peacenik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peacenik
Example Sentences
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Even the most patchouli-infested precincts of the most fervently peacenik campuses would not have dared to hope for what the two leaders tried to agree to: full elimination of nuclear arms on both sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But he also said “naïve” and peacenik speeches about everyone living together happily ever after weren’t helpful either.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Even Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first post-independence president and the ultimate peacenik, could not find a resting place last year without a dispute breaking out.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
The winning Lyanna Mormont, the pint-size ruler of Bear Island, and Ian McShane’s hippie peacenik Brother Ray had welcome, brief cameos.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2016
When receiving my Nobel Prize, I'm so lost in thought that the peacenik seated beside me has to elbow me in the ribs, saying, "Hey, buddy, I think they're calling your name."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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