What does "bellicist" mean?

An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war.

What is a synonym for "bellicist"?

Common synonyms include: bellicistic, bellicistic, bellicose, hawk, hawk, hawkish.

Bellicist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war.
"The bellicist was sure to advocate an end to the policy of appeasement."

Adjective

1
Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.

Synonyms

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bellicistic bellicistic bellicose hawk hawk hawkish

Antonyms

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anti bellicist dovish pacific pacifistic

Example

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"The bellicist was sure to advocate an end to the policy of appeasement."

Etymology

From Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), + -ist; possibly adapted from the French neologism belliciste (about Bismarck, 1871; in Émile Faguet, 1908).

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