"war leader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war leaders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war leader (plural war leaders)
  1. A person who leads a people or military force in a war; a war chief, a warlord. Synonyms: warleader Translations (person who leads a people in war — see also war chief, commander): sotapäällikkö (Finnish), sotajohtaja (Finnish), chef de guerre [masculine] (French), heretoga (Old English), riihkita [Skiri] (Pawnee)

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