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Warmonger

//ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who advocates war; a militarist. derogatory

    "Wham! Overnight he [Dwight D. Eisenhower] became a warmonger."

  2. 2
    a person who advocates war or warlike policies wordnet
  3. 3
    A mercenary soldier.

    "With that, out of his bouget forth he drew Great ſtore of treaſure, therewith him to tempt; But he on it lookt ſcornefully askew, As much diſdeigning to be ſo miſdempt, Or a war-monger to be baſely nempt;"

Verb
  1. 1
    To advocate war. derogatory, intransitive

    "Harmsworth's Daily Mail had warmongered for over twenty years."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From war + monger.

Etymology 2

From war + monger.

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