Meaning & use
warmonger
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A person, especially a political or military figure, who encourages or advocates for war.
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Critics labeled the senator a warmonger after his calls for military intervention.
The documentary questioned whether the general was a strategist or simply a warmonger.
A note on using this word
Almost always used critically or disapprovingly, rarely as a neutral or self-description.
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