Found 2 items, similar to Belligerent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: belligerent 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] belligerent n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, fighter, scrapper]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Belligerent Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights. [1913 Webster]