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BELLIGERENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who fights (or is fighting)
Synonyms:
battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("belligerent" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "belligerent"):
defender; withstander (a fighter who holds out against attack)
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
brawler (a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls))
butter (a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head)
fencer; swordsman (someone skilled at fencing)
gladiator ((ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat)
gouger (an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye)
gamecock; hell-kite; hell-rooster (someone who is a very fierce fighter)
mauler (a fighter who batters the opponent)
skirmisher (someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party))
street fighter; tough (someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing)
master; superior; victor (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)
grappler; matman; wrestler (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
Derivation:
belligerent (characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight)
belligerent (engaged in war)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Example:
a belligerent tone
Synonyms:
aggressive; belligerent
Classified under:
Similar:
hostile (characterized by enmity or ill will)
Derivation:
belligerence (a natural disposition to be hostile)
belligerence; belligerency (hostile or warlike attitude or nature)
belligerent (someone who fights (or is fighting))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Engaged in war
Example:
belligerent (or warring) nations
Synonyms:
belligerent; militant; war-ridden; warring
Classified under:
Similar:
unpeaceful (not peaceful)
Derivation:
belligerency (fighting; acts of overt warfare)
belligerent (someone who fights (or is fighting))
