warmonger
戦争屋
解説 Definition
戦争を好み、積極的に戦争を推し進める人物。戦争紛争を扇動する傾向がある人を指す政治批判用語。
A warmonger is a person who encourages war or supports aggressive military action. The word is usually critical and suggests that someone is too eager for conflict. It is often used in political discussion and public debate.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
war が見えた時点で「戦争」系と当たりをつけ、後半の -monger は fishmonger などにもある「〜を商う・売り込む人」の型として覚えると定着しやすい。つまり warmonger は単なる soldier や warrior ではなく、戦争そのものを前に押し出し、政策や世論をあおる側の人。ニュースでは political warmonger, a warmonger president のように強い非難として出やすいので、peacemaker や dove の反対側に置いて覚えると意味とニュアンスが一緒に残る。
The first part is easy: war. The ending -monger appears in words for people who deal in or push something, so a warmonger is not just a fighter but someone who promotes war. It is usually a strong negative label, often remembered against peacemaker.
例文
Critics called him a warmonger for his aggressive foreign policy.
批判者たちは彼の攻撃的な対外政策を理由に、彼を戦争屋と呼んだ。
The politician was accused of being a warmonger.
その政治家は戦争屋と非難された。
Anti-war activists protested against the warmonger's speech.
反戦活動家は戦争屋のスピーチに対して抗議した。
warmonger の類義語・関連語
対義語
warmonger の語源・成り立ち Etymology
warmongerはwar「戦争」+ monger「売る人」の複合語で、warは古フランス語werre、mongerは古英語mangereに由来します。直訳は「戦争を売り込む人」なので、「戦争をあおる人」という意味が腑に落ちます。関連語はfishmonger、scandalmongerです。
Warmonger is a compound of war and monger. War came through Old French from a Germanic source, while monger comes from Old English and originally meant a trader or dealer. The literal idea is "someone who deals in war," which led to the modern sense of a person who encourages or promotes war. Related words include fishmonger and scandalmonger.
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