peacenik

noun

Etymology

From peace + -nik.

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-
  2. derived from pāx
  3. derived from pais
  4. derived from peis
  5. inherited from pees
  6. suffixed as peacenik — “peace + nik

Definitions

  1. Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who…

    Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.

    • If I lift a finger, or my voice, I either throw my support behind those who would prefer a dead planet to a Red planet, or I throw my lot with the Peaceniki.
    • [Robert] Gillette’s counsel seems one of despair—little or nothing can be done to halt the inexorable movement toward superpower conflict, so don’t be fooled by peaceniki bearing a message of hope.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for peacenik. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA