warmonger

noun

war·​mon·​ger ˈwȯr-ˌməŋ-gər How to pronounce warmonger (audio) -ˌmäŋ- How to pronounce warmonger (audio)
: one who urges or attempts to stir up war

Examples of warmonger in a Sentence

fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition
Recent Examples on the Web Babis, meanwhile, condemned the war while also casting Pavel as a warmonger. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023 During the Soviet years, Russian propaganda insisted that the Soviet Union was fighting for world peace and that the Americans were warmongers. Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2023 General Musa, the Nigerian military official, said that ECOWAS countries wanted a peaceful resolution of the situation and were not warmongers. Omar Hama Saley, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023 As a rebuke to warmongers, a monument from one Hohenzollern despot to another seems inapt and more like a hint to keep those hobnail jackboots handy. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023 Pavel, 61, a pro-westerner and formerly NATO's second-in-command, defeated Babiš despite the latter painting Pavel as a warmonger. Justin Klawans, The Week, 29 Jan. 2023 Babis presented himself as a peacemaker and labeled Pavel a warmonger due to his military past. Karel Janicek, ajc, 28 Jan. 2023 The base of the party demands populist messages that speak to them and not Chamber of Commerce messages, not neocon messages, not warmonger messages. Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022 Your opponent will be deemed a warmonger, and collapse into chaos. Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warmonger was in 1817

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“Warmonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warmonger. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

warmonger

noun
: one who urges or attempts to stir up war
warmongering noun

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