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    BELLIGERENT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who fights (or is fighting)play

    Synonyms:

    battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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 fightplay

    Example:

    a belligerent tone

    Synonyms:

    aggressive; belligerent

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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 warplay

    Example:

    belligerent (or warring) nations

    Synonyms:

    belligerent; militant; war-ridden; warring

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    unpeaceful (not peaceful)

    Derivation:

    belligerency (fighting; acts of overt warfare)

    belligerent (someone who fights (or is fighting))

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