Warmonger
/ˈwɔːrˌmʌŋ.ɡər/noun
A person who advocates or promotes war.
Did you know?The second element, -monger, comes from Old English mangere, meaning “merchant” or “trader,” so a warmonger is literally a “war-trader,” not a warrior.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
mangere
“merchant, trader”
Middle English
ME
mongere / monger
“dealer, trader; later used in compounds for a person associated with a thing”
16th Century
English
war + monger
“a dealer in war, one who profits from or promotes war”
17th–18th Century
English
warmonger
“a person who stirs up war or advocates war”
Modern English
English
warmonger
“a person who promotes or supports war”