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- [wawr-muhng-ger, -mong-]
- /ˈwɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/
- /ˈwɔːˌmʌŋ.ɡər/
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- [wawr-muhng-ger, -mong-]
- /ˈwɔrˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/
Definitions of warmonger word
- noun warmonger a person who advocates, endorses, or tries to precipitate war. 1
- noun warmonger A sovereign or political leader or activist who encourages or advocates aggression or warfare toward other nations or groups. 1
- noun warmonger person who tries to make war 1
- intransitive verb warmonger try to make war 1
- countable noun warmonger If you describe a politician or leader as a warmonger, you disapprove of them because you think they are encouraging people to start or join a war. 0
- noun warmonger a person who fosters warlike ideas or advocates war 0
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Origin of warmonger
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; war1 + monger
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Parts of speech for Warmonger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
warmonger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
warmonger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for warmonger
noun warmonger
- hawk — a medium-range, mobile U.S. surface-to-air missile system.
- belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- aggressor — The aggressor in a fight or battle is the person, group, or country that starts it.
- jingo — a person who professes his or her patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy; bellicose chauvinist.
Antonyms for warmonger
noun warmonger
- peacemaker — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
Top questions with warmonger
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