warmonger C2 Topic:War & Conflict Also spelled war-monger US /ˈwɔɹˌmɑŋɡɚ/ UK /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun disapproving: a person who eagerly encourages or promotes war Critics called the minister a warmonger after he rejected another offer of peace talks. 2 noun archaic: a soldier who fights in return for payment The chronicle describes the hired fighter as a warmonger who served the highest bidder. 3 verb disapproving: to encourage or argue in favor of war The columnist continued to warmonger even as diplomats prepared for negotiations. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · disapproving: a person who... hawkjingoistmilitarist 2 noun · archaic: a soldier who... mercenary 3 verb · disapproving: to encourage... advocate warincite war Word family Forms warmongeredwarmongererwarmongers Derived forms warmongerswarmongeredwarmongeringwarmongererwarmongerismwarmongery Related forms warmongermilitarismbellicismpeacemaker Etymology A compound of war and monger, a word for a trader or, figuratively, someone who promotes something. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # warmonger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈwɔɹˌmɑŋɡɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡə/ ## Meanings 1. disapproving: a person who eagerly encourages or promotes war 2. archaic: a soldier who fights in return for payment 3. disapproving: to encourage or argue in favor of war ## Examples - Critics called the minister a warmonger after he rejected another offer of peace talks. - The chronicle describes the hired fighter as a warmonger who served the highest bidder. - The columnist continued to warmonger even as diplomats prepared for negotiations. ## Synonyms - hawk - jingoist - militarist - mercenary - advocate war - incite war ## Derived Forms - warmongers - warmongered - warmongering - warmongerer - warmongerism - warmongery ## Related Forms - war - monger - militarism - bellicism - peacemaker ## Etymology A compound of war and monger, a word for a trader or, figuratively, someone who promotes something. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown