warmonger

[ wawr-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

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noun

a person who advocates, endorses, or tries to precipitate war.

Origin of warmonger

First recorded in 1580–90; war¹ + monger

Words Nearby warmonger

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How to use warmonger in a sentence

If you voted for the Iraq War—like Hillary Clinton—you were a warmonger.
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For Democrats, Graham is a warmonger who leads the charge for military intervention in places such as Syria, Egypt, and Libya.
Prankster or Politician? Jay Stamper Says His S.C. Senate Bid Is Real | David Freedlander | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It takes a cataclysmic and frightening event for the warmonger wing of the party to win the day.
The Case Against Isolation | Michael Tomasky | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some of my Daily Beast colleagues regularly blast Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as an eager warmonger.
Guess Who Wants Netanyahu to Use Even More Force | David Frum | March 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He is the insurgent-in-chief, waging ascetic, selfless combat against warmonger-criminals in the White House and the Pentagon.
What Does Julian Assange Want? | Tunku Varadarajan | July 28, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

A warmonger, worse than any of his predecessors because he knew just what to sell and how to sell it.
The K-Factor | Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)

British Dictionary definitions for warmonger

warmonger

/ (ˈwɔːˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who fosters warlike ideas or advocates war

Derived forms of warmonger

warmongering, noun

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