pigeonhawk
English
noun
Definitions
- (pejorative) An individual who has served in the military only during peacetime, or only in a non-combat capacity, but offers strategic advice and promote military actions.
Etymology
Compound from English pigeon + English hawk (advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell).
Origin
English
hawk
Gloss
advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
売
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Galápagos hawk English
- Hawk-Eye English
- Hawkery English
- antipigeon English
- ballhawk English
- chickenhawk English
- cuckoo-hawk English
- eaglehawk English
- ferruginous hawk English
- fishhawk English
- flyhawk English
- hawk English
- hawk-beaked English
- hawkbell English
- hawkery English
- hawketh English
- hawkish English
- hawkism English
- hawkist English
- hawklet English
- hawklike English
- hawkling English
- hawkmoth English
- hawknose English
- hawknosed English
- hawksbeard English
- hawksbill English
- hawkweed English
- hawky English
- make-hawk English
- meadowhawk English
- newshawk English
- nighthawk English
- parahawk English
- pigeon English
- pigeonberry English
- pigeoneer English
- pigeonfoot English
- pigeongram English
- pigeongrass English
- pigeonhole English
- pigeonhouse English
- pigeonless English
- pigeonlike English
- pigeonplum English
- pigeonry English
- pigeonwing English
- pigeonwood English
- pigeony English
- pondhawk English
- puttock English
- red-shouldered hawk English
- roadside hawk English
- rufous-tailed hawk English
- seahawk English
- shitehawk English
- short-tailed hawk English
- sparrowhawk English
- trumpeter pigeon English
- white-rumped hawk English
- white-tailed hawk English
- white-throated hawk English
- zone-tailed hawk English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- hauke Middle English
- pygeoun Middle English
- pisin Tok Pisin
- hawk
- hawky
- pigeon
- hawketh
- hawkist
- Hawkery
- puttock
- seahawk
- pigeony
- hawkery
- hawkish
- hawklet
- hawkism
- flyhawk
- hawknose
- hawkling
- pondhawk
- fishhawk
- hawkbell
- newshawk
- hawklike
- Hawk-Eye
- pigeonry
- hawkmoth
- ballhawk
- hawkweed
- parahawk
- hawknosed
- hawksbill
- shitehawk
- pigeoneer
- nighthawk
- eaglehawk
- make-hawk
- pigeonfoot
- pigeonlike
- pigeonless
- pigeongram
- meadowhawk
- pigeonplum
- hawksbeard
- pigeonhole
- pigeonwing
- antipigeon
- pigeonwood
- pigeonberry
- pigeongrass
- cuckoo-hawk
- sparrowhawk
- pigeonhouse
- hawk-beaked
- chickenhawk
- roadside hawk
- Galápagos hawk
- zone-tailed hawk
- ferruginous hawk
- trumpeter pigeon
- white-rumped hawk
- white-tailed hawk
- short-tailed hawk
- rufous-tailed hawk
- white-throated hawk
- red-shouldered hawk