"war hawk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: war hawks [plural]
Etymology: Late 18th c., often attributed to Virginian Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, but no written evidence exists. Popularized in debates concerning the War of 1812. Sense "eagle" probably a calque of Old English guþhafoc Head templates: {{en-noun}} war hawk (plural war hawks)
  1. (figurative) A proponent of war or military intrusiveness. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Eagles Synonyms: hawk, warmonger
    Sense id: en-war_hawk-en-noun-wNQ7Mjrb Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Eagles: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (literary, dated) An eagle. Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-war_hawk-en-noun-p9miP-5S

Inflected forms

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