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Definition of Belligerent
1. Adjective. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. "A belligerent tone"
Similar to: Hostile
Derivative terms: Aggress, Aggressiveness, Belligerence, Belligerence, Belligerency
2. Noun. Someone who fights (or is fighting).
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Defender, Withstander, Boxer, Pugilist, Brawler, Butter, Fencer, Swordsman, Gladiator, Gouger, Gamecock, Hell-kite, Hell-rooster, Mauler, Skirmisher, Street Fighter, Tough, Master, Superior, Victor, Grappler, Matman, Wrestler
Derivative terms: Battle, Combat, Combatant, Fight, Fight, Scrap
3. Adjective. Engaged in war. "Belligerent (or warring) nations"
Definition of Belligerent
1. a. Waging war; carrying on war.
2. n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
Definition of Belligerent
1. Adjective. Engaged in warfare, warring. ¹
2. Adjective. Eager to go to war, warlike. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to war. ¹
4. Adjective. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. ¹
5. Adjective. Acting violently towards others. ¹
6. Noun. A state or other armed participant in warfare ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Belligerent
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belligerent
Literary usage of Belligerent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"4629, the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to inform the Legation
that the admission of belligerent armed merchant snips to the ports, ..."
2. International Law Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied by the United States by Charles Cheney Hyde (1922)
"Credit is the mainstay of a belligerent. A neutral country extending that form
of aid through private agencies strengthens directly the recipient, ..."
3. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"from all the belligerent powers; or even from granting Chap. ... The reception
or exclusion of belligerent cruisers and their prizes in Reception of neutral ..."
4. The Principles of International Law by Thomas Joseph Lawrence (1905)
"It is their duty Not to permit belligerent agents or their own subject! to fit
out warlike expeditions within their dominions, or increase therein the ..."
5. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1907)
"Rules for the Regulation of our Conduct towards the belligerent Powers recommended
to the President for his Adoption. i st. ..."
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