belligerent (n.)

  1. someone who fights (or is fighting)

    [ Syn: combatant , battler , fighter , scrapper ]

    belligerent (adj.)

  1. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; aggressive acts against another country; a belligerent tone

    [ Syn: aggressive ]

  2. engaged in war; belligerent (or warring) nations

    [ Syn: militant , war-ridden , warring ]

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