noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə/
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General-American:/ˈwoɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/
General-American:/-ˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Someone who advocates war to an enthusiastic or ardent degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bellicist, hawk, jingoist, militarist, war hawk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person
2
noun
Meaning 2
A mercenary soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soldier, warfighter, person
3
verb
Meaning 3
To advocate war.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a person who advocates war or warlike policies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: militarist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adult, grownup
Narrower terms: hawk, war hawk
History
Etymology
From war + monger.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُحَرِّض حَرْب
(muḥarriḍ ḥarb)
— one who advocates war
Arabic:
مُحَرِّضَة حَرْب
— one who advocates war
Bulgarian:
военолюбец
(voenoljubec)
— one who advocates war
Catalan:
bel·licista
— one who advocates war
Catalan:
militarista
— one who advocates war
Chinese Mandarin:
戰爭販子 /战争贩子
(zhànzhēng fànzi)
— one who advocates war
Chinese Mandarin:
主戰論者 /主战论者
(zhǔzhànlùnzhě)
— one who advocates war
Chinese Mandarin:
好戰分子 /好战分子
(hàozhàn fènzǐ)
— one who advocates war
Czech:
válečný štváč
— one who advocates war
Danish:
krigsopvigler
— one who advocates war
Danish:
krigsliderlig
— one who advocates war
Dutch:
oorlogsstoker
— one who advocates war
Dutch:
oorlogsstookster
— one who advocates war
Dutch:
oorlogshitser
— one who advocates war
Finnish:
sodanlietsoja
— one who advocates war
French:
belliciste
— one who advocates war
French:
va-t-en-guerre
— one who advocates war
French:
marchand de guerre
— one who advocates war
French:
marchande de guerre
— one who advocates war
French:
militariste
— one who advocates war
German:
Kriegstreiber
— one who advocates war
German:
Kriegshetzer
— one who advocates war
Greek:
πολεμοκάπηλος
(polemokápilos)
— one who advocates war
Hungarian:
háborús uszító
— one who advocates war
Hungarian:
háborúpárti
— one who advocates war
Hungarian:
héja
— one who advocates war
Hungarian:
a háború híve
— one who advocates war
Icelandic:
stríðsæsingamaður
— one who advocates war
Italian:
guerrafondaio
— one who advocates war
Italian:
guerrafondaia
— one who advocates war
Italian:
bellicista
— one who advocates war
Japanese:
戦争屋
(sensōya)
— one who advocates war
Japanese:
軍国主義者
(gunkokushugisha)
— one who advocates war
Japanese:
鷹派
(takaha)
— one who advocates war
Japanese:
強硬派
(kyōkōha)
— one who advocates war
Japanese:
戦争好き
(sensōzuki)
— one who advocates war
Korean:
전쟁광
(jeonjaenggwang)
— one who advocates war
Korean:
전쟁 도발자
(jeonjaeng dobalja)
— one who advocates war
Norwegian Bokmål:
krigshisser
— one who advocates war
Norwegian Nynorsk:
krigshissar
— one who advocates war
Polish:
podżegacz wojenny
— one who advocates war
Polish:
podżegaczka wojenna
— one who advocates war
Portuguese:
belicista
— one who advocates war
Romanian:
ațâțător la război
— one who advocates war
Russian:
разжига́тель войны́
(razžigátelʹ vojný)
— one who advocates war
Russian:
поджига́тель войны́
(podžigátelʹ vojný)
— one who advocates war
Russian:
милитари́ст
(militaríst)
— one who advocates war
Serbo-Croatian:
ratohuškač
— one who advocates war
Spanish:
belicista
— one who advocates war
Spanish:
militarista
— one who advocates war
Swedish:
krigshetsare
— one who advocates war
Swedish:
krigsivrare
— one who advocates war
Swedish:
vapenskramlare
— one who advocates war
Swedish:
sabelskramlare
— one who advocates war
Swedish:
hök
— one who advocates war
Thai:
ผู้กระหายสงคราม
(pûu-grà-hǎai-sǒng-kraam)
— one who advocates war
Turkish:
ateş karıştırıcısı
— one who advocates war
Turkish:
savaş çığırtkanı
— one who advocates war
Turkish:
savaş kışkırtıcısı
— one who advocates war
Turkish:
savaş satıcısı
— one who advocates war
Vietnamese:
kẻ hiếu chiến
— one who advocates war
Vietnamese:
kẻ gây chiến
— one who advocates war
Chinese Mandarin:
僱傭兵 /雇佣兵
(gùyōngbīng)
— mercenary soldier
Finnish:
palkkasotilas
— mercenary soldier
Chinese Mandarin:
主張戰爭 /主张战争
(zhǔzhāng zhànzhēng)
— to advocate war
Finnish:
lietsoa sotaa
— to advocate war
Hungarian:
háborúra uszít
— to advocate war
Korean:
전쟁을 내세우다
(jeonjaeng-eul naese'uda)
— to advocate war
Korean:
전쟁을 주장하다
(jeonjaeng-eul jujanghada)
— to advocate war
