Hypertext Webster Gateway: "belligerent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens,
-entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F.
bellig['e]rant. See {Bellicose}, {Jest}.]
1. Waging war; carrying on war. ``Belligerent powers.'' --E.
Everett.
2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to
belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, n.
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person
engaged in warfare.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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"; "a
fighting war" [syn: {fighting}, {militant}, {war-ridden},
{warring}]
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {combatant}, {battler},
{fighter}, {scrapper}]
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