chickenhawk
Farmer's aerial threat
Chickenhawk has two distinct meanings in American usage.
The first is a bird of prey that hunts chickens, such as a Cooper's hawk or red-tailed hawk.
The second is a political slur for someone who advocates for war or aggressive military action but avoided military service themselves: The senator was called a chickenhawk for pushing intervention despite his draft deferments.
A third, slang sense refers to an older man who pursues much younger sexual partners, especially underage boys.
Advocate for armed conflict
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war
saber-rattling · pro-war · hawkish · militarist · hypocrite · deferment · Vietnam · Iraq
Hunting bird with talons
kestrel · accipiter · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · soaring · gliding
Organism that consumes others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- underageBelow legal minimum years
- victimOne harmed by another
abuse · manipulation · targeting · vulnerability · coercion · slang · pejorative
warmonger
Advocate for armed conflict
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
jingoistic · saber-rattling · pro-war · hawkish · militarist · hypocrite · deferment · Vietnam · Iraq · pundit
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
falcon · kestrel · accipiter · plumage · feathers · beak · wingspan · soaring · gliding · perch
predator
Organism that consumes others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- underageBelow legal minimum years
victim · abuse · manipulation · targeting · vulnerability · coercion · slang · pejorative
chickenhawkcombat veteran
Person with battlefield experience
war hero · decorated veteran · Purple Heart recipient · enlisted man · conscientious objector
chickenhawkdove
Gentle cooing bird
pacifist · peace activist · peacenik · conscientious objector · peace advocate
chicken, chick, chickens, chickened, chickening, hatchling, goshawk, sparrowhawk, chicken hawk