warmonger
Promoter of battles
A warmonger is someone who advocates for or tries to bring about war, especially for personal or political gain.
The term is almost always pejorative, implying that the person prioritizes conflict over diplomacy or peace: Critics labeled the senator a warmonger for his aggressive foreign policy stance.
The verb warmonger and noun warmongering describe actively promoting military action.
Habitual intimidator
- bruteCruel, violent person
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- vultureCarrion-eating raptor
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
profiteer · arms dealer · merchant of death · bloodthirsty · power-hungry · bellicose · belligerent · hostile
One who provokes action
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
demagogue · provocateur · inflamer · troublemaker · warmaker · propagandist · fearmonger · hatemonger
Advocate for outside involvement
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- jingoistAggressive foreign policy supporter
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- imperialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
expansionist · ultranationalist · militarist · preemptive · deterrence · armament · geopolitics · superpower
Ruler with total control
- despotRuler with absolute power
- autocratSole wielder of power
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- warlordMilitary ruler by force
strongman · conqueror · invader · aggressor · ruthless · merciless · brutal · genocidal
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- invasionForcible entry into territory
occupation · aggression · escalation · offensive · siege · insurgency · guerrilla · frontline
bully
Habitual intimidator
predator · profiteer · arms dealer · merchant of death · bloodthirsty · power-hungry · bellicose · belligerent · hostile · combative
inciter
One who provokes action
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · demagogue · provocateur · inflamer · troublemaker · warmaker · propagandist · fearmonger · hatemonger · alarmist
interventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- jingoistAggressive foreign policy supporter
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
imperialist · expansionist · ultranationalist · militarist · preemptive · deterrence · armament · geopolitics · superpower · dominance
dictator
Ruler with total control
warlord · strongman · conqueror · invader · aggressor · ruthless · merciless · brutal · genocidal · totalitarian
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
invasion · occupation · aggression · escalation · offensive · siege · insurgency · guerrilla · frontline · bombardment
- mongersfishmonger, fearmonger, hatemonger, rumormonger, gossipmonger
- Aggressorsaggressor, attacker, invader, assailant, belligerent
- warmongershawk, jingoist, jingoists, militarist, chickenhawk
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, evil characters, Joker
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
warmongerpacifist
Anti-violence believer
dove · peacenik · peacemaker · peace advocate · peace activist
warmongerpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
mediator · peacekeeper · diplomat · conciliator · negotiator