belligerent

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/

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belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)

1. Engaged in warfare, warring.
2. Eager to go to war, warlike.
3. Of or pertaining to war.
4. (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
   • 2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times‎:

     England were not allowed to give their chariot the momentum it had a week ago. It was stopped dead in its tracks by a belligerent Springboks defence that simply refused to yield.

5. Acting violently towards others.
6. Uncooperative.

• (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

• bellicose
• belligerence
• belligerency

belligerent (plural belligerents)

1. A state or other armed participant in warfare

   The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.

• cobelligerent

• warmonger

Borrowed from French belligérant, from Latin belligerēns (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“wage, carry on”)).

• IPA^(key): /bɛ.li.ɣəˈrɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: bel‧li‧ge‧rent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst)

1. belligerent, engaged in warfare

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belligerent m (plural belligerenten)

1. A belligerent, armed party in warfare

belligerent

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of belligerō