单词 | sabre-rattler |
释义 | > as lemmassabre-rattler sabre-rattler n. a reckless militarist; one who threatens violent action. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [noun] > warmongering > warmonger war-hawk1798 war-dog1813 war-man1814 warmonger1817 levier1831 sabre-rattler1928 hot warrior1950 1928 Daily Express 6 Dec. 5/2 There is no reason for supposing that the child Napoleon will grow up a sabre-rattler. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 June 625/4 When he [sc. Churchill] came to the rescue of Montagu in the stormy Amritsar debate, he incurred the disgust of the sabre-rattlers. < as lemmas |
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