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warmonger

noun war·mon·ger \ˈwȯr-ˌməŋ-gər, -ˌmäŋ-\

: a person who wants a war or tries to make other people want to start or fight a war

Full Definition of WARMONGER

: one who urges or attempts to stir up war

— war·mon·ger·ing \-g(ə-)riŋ\ noun

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First Known Use of WARMONGER

1817

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Synonyms: hawk, jingo, jingoist, militarist, war hawk

Antonyms: dove, pacifist, peacenik

Rhymes with WARMONGER

fearmonger, fellmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger, phrasemonger, scaremonger, whoremonger, wordmonger

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