war hawk

war hawk

noun

Definition of WAR HAWK

one who urges or attempts to cause a war <war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force>

Synonyms hawk, jingo, jingoist, militarist, war hawk

Related Words agitator, firebrand, fomenter, instigator, rabble-rouser; belligerent, combatant, militant; chauvinist

Near Antonyms peacemaker; peacekeeper

Antonyms dove, pacifist, peacenik