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warmonger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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war·mon·ger /ˈwɔːˌmʌŋɡə $ ˈwɔːrˌmɑːŋɡər, -ˌmʌŋ-/ noun [countable]  PMPGOsomeone, especially a politician, who wants people to start fighting or start a war – used to show disapproval 战争贩子〔热衷于发动战争的人,尤指政客,含贬义〕warmongering adjective, noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
warmongerDespite the beliefs of foreigners, he had not really been a warmonger.James Madison, who was burdened with the War of 1812, was branded as both a warmonger and a coward.We're not warmongers, but liberationists.Some saw him as a great statesman, but others saw him as a ruthless warmonger.You know ... as I do ... that the Prussians have always been the warmongers.
war·mon·ger nounChineseSyllable
a fighting someone, Corpus especially or start to politician, who wants people


warmonger
warmonger /ˈwɔːˌmʌŋɡə $ ˈwɔːrˌmɑːŋɡər, -ˌmʌŋ-/ noun [countable]
someone, especially a politician, who wants people to start fighting or start a war – used to show disapproval
—warmongering adjective, noun [uncountable]


war·mon·gerBrE /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːrmʌŋɡər/ 🔊 noun (formal, disapproving) a person, especially a politician or leader, who wants to start a war or encourages people to start a war 战争贩子 war·mon·ger·ing BrE /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːrmʌŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] war·mon·ger·ing BrE /ˈwɔːmʌŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːrmʌŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun]