belligerent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: combatantbattlerfighterscrapperaggressivemilitantwar-riddenwarring

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. someone who fights (or is fighting)Synonyms: combatantbattlerfighterscrapper

Adjective (2)

  1. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight“aggressive acts against another country”“a belligerent tone”Synonyms: aggressive
  2. engaged in war“belligerent (or warring) nations”Synonyms: militantwar-riddenwarring
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare. [1913 Webster]
Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. bellig['e]rant. See Bellicose, Jest.]

1.Waging war; carrying on war. "Belligerent powers." --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]

2.Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights. [1913 Webster]

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