cold warrior
Americannoun
noun
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A committed cold warrior, he wrote for The Wall Street Journal about military affairs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Ronald Reagan may have been a dyed-in-the-wool cold warrior, but he was always so damn cheery about it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2017
The antithesis of showboating commanders such as George S. Patton Jr. and Douglas MacArthur, Gen. Vessey was plain-spoken and unassuming but nonetheless a resolute cold warrior.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
Another cold warrior, Richard M. Nixon, got the country out of the Vietnam War and also cut deals with the Soviets, including an accord that reduced both nations’ stockpile of nuclear missiles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2014
But in ten minutes he was following home the unapproachable, silent, cold warrior.
From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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