BELLIGERENT

aggressive, belligerent

(adjective) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; “aggressive acts against another country”; “a belligerent tone”

belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring

(adjective) engaged in war; “belligerent (or warring) nations”

combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)

Engaged in warfare, warring.

Eager to go to war, warlike.

Of or pertaining to war.

(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

Acting violently towards others.

Uncooperative.

Synonyms

• (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

Noun

belligerent (plural belligerents)

A state or other armed participant in warfare

Source: Wiktionary

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Bel*lig"er*ent, a. Etym: [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. belligérant. See Bellicose, Jest.]

1. Waging war; carrying on war. "Belligerent powers." E. Everett.

2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.

Bel*lig"er*ent, n.

Definition: A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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