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warmonger
[wawr-muhng-ger, -mong-] 
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warmonger
[wawr-muhng-ger, -mong-]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | militarist |
| Synonyms: | combatant, fighter, hawk, jingoist, militant |
| Main Entry: | hawk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a warlike person |
| Synonyms: | belligerent, chauvin, chauvinist, jingo, jingoist, militarist, war hawk, warmonger |
| Notes: | falcon probably comes ultimately from Germanic falkon; a falcon's wings are longer and more pointed than hawk wings and they are fast, frenzied fliers as opposed to hawks which have a flap-soar pattern of flying |
| Antonyms: | dove |
| Main Entry: | war hawk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who urges war |
| Synonyms: | militarist, war dog, war hawk, war hound, warmonger |
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