warloverとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

warlover (plural warlovers)

1. (informal, derogatory) A lover or advocate of war; a warmonger.

   Antonyms: peacelover, pacifist

   • 1957, Frederick Hertz, The Development of the German Public Mind: The Age of Enlightenment, page 7:

     He has always been a barbarian and warlover, the enemy of humanitarianism, liberalism and Christian civilisation, and the Hitler régime is no accidental phenomenon but a logical fruit of German history.

   • 1969, Louis Fischer, Russia's Road from Peace to War, Soviet Foreign Relations, 1917-1941, page 311:

     In the face of this and other documentation a shopful of A. J. P. Taylors will find it difficult to mend Hitler's reputation as a warlover.

   • 1976, Hobart College, Hobart Student Association, William Smith College, William Smith Student Association (contributor), The Seneca Review‎, volumes 7-9, number 2, page 14:

     Sherman, after all said, "War is hell," and loved being able to provie it; even the most blood-eyed warlover will concede war's ugliness, so long as you don't stop his participation.

   • 1982, Jerome Doolittle, The Bombing Officer, page 42:

     The only difference is that, with a warlover, the ambassador admits the CIA is here.

   • 1999 February 8, Phil Veale (LBD_Wedge), “ideas for a PC game (serious)”, in sci.physics.accelerators‎ (Usenet):

     Now I CAN help you on this one, oh yes. Not that i'm a warlover, but techy weapons have a thrill for me.

   • 2004 September 26, Salad, “Avoiding the Draft”, in alt.rush-limbaugh‎ (Usenet):

     No. I am sure the Democrate ate well in Boston. But I was talking about the GOP warlovers. Can you imagine how many of them ejaculated in sexual ecstasy when 911 occurred?