war hawk

Significado (Inglés)

1. A proponent of war or military intrusiveness.
2. An eagle.

Conceptos

halcón

Sinónimos

hawk

Traducciones

faucon

falco

Etimología (Inglés)

Late 18th c., often attributed to Virginian Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, but no written evidence exists. Popularized in debates concerning the War of 1812. Sense "eagle" probably a calque of Old English guþhafoc