belligerent

Meanings

Plural: belligerents

Noun

someone who fights (or is fighting)
A state or other armed participant in warfare

Adjective Satellite

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
- "a belligerent tone"
engaged in war
- "belligerent (or warring) nations"

Adj

Engaged in warfare, warring.
Eager to go to war, warlike.
Of or pertaining to war.
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
Acting violently towards others.
Uncooperative.

Origin / Etymology

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”)).

Synonyms

aggressive, antagonistic, battler, bellicose, combatant, combative, contentious, fighter, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrapper, truculent, war-ridden, warring

Scrabble Score: 14

belligerent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
belligerent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belligerent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

belligerent is a valid Words With Friends word