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peacenik

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dove

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pacifist, pacificist, disarmer

History

Etymology

From peace + -nik.