war hawk

/wɔər hɔk/
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Other forms: war hawks

Definitions of war hawk
  1. noun
    an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
    synonyms: hawk
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    type of:
    militarist, warmonger
    a person who advocates war or warlike policies
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