warlover
warlover noun: a lover or advocate of war; a warmonger.
Noun
warlover (plural warlovers)
- A lover or advocate of war; a warmonger.
- He has always been a barbarian and warlover, the enemy of humanitarianism, liberalism and Christian civilisation, and the Hitler régime is no accidental phenomenon but a logical fruit of German history.1957, Frederick Hertz, The Development of the German Public Mind: The Age of Enlightenment, page 7
- In the face of this and other documentation a shopful of A. J. P. Taylors will find it difficult to mend Hitler's reputation as a warlover.1969, Louis Fischer, Russia's Road from Peace to War, Soviet Foreign Relations, 1917-1941, page 311
- Antonyms:
- peacelover, pacifist
Examples of warlover in a sentence
- Sherman, after all said, "War is hell," and loved being able to provie it; even the most blood-eyed warlover will concede war's ugliness, so long as you don't stop his participation.1976, Hobart College, Hobart Student Association, William Smith College, William Smith Student Association (contributor), The Seneca...
- The only difference is that, with a warlover, the ambassador admits the CIA is here.1982, Jerome Doolittle, The Bombing Officer, page 42:
- Not that i'm a warlover, but techy weapons have a thrill for me.1999 February 8, Phil Veale (LBD_Wedge), “ideas for a PC game (serious)”, in sci.physics.accelerators (Usenet):
- But I was talking about the GOP warlovers.2004 September 26, Salad, “Avoiding the Draft”, in alt.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):
Antonyms of warlover
Forms of warlover
| plural | warlovers |
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Origin of warlover
From war + lover.
Questions about warlover
- What does warlover mean?
- Warlover means a lover or advocate of war; a warmonger.
- How do you use warlover in a sentence?
- Sherman, after all said, "War is hell," and loved being able to provie it; even the most blood-eyed warlover will concede war's ugliness, so long as you don't stop his participation.
- What part of speech is warlover?
- Warlover is a noun.
- What is the plural of warlover?
- The plural of warlover is warlovers.
Words near warlover in the dictionary
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