war hawk

Noun

Meaning

(figuratively) A proponent of war or military intrusiveness.
Synonyms: hawk, warmonger

(literary, dated) An eagle.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

falcon hawk aggressor accipiter militarist jingo warmonger jingoist mortarboard

Antonyms

dove peacemaker pacifist appeaser passive resister

Hypernyms

militarist

Examples

Carter's campaign sought to portray Reagan as a reckless "war hawk," as well as a "dangerous right-wing radical". Source: Internet

In his 1960 book On Thermonuclear War he advocated a more reasoned approach to nuclear warfare and was misunderstood by some of his critics to be a nuclear war hawk in his writings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

war golok war grave war hammer war horn war horse war hound