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peacenik
" The argument that John F. Kennedy was a closet peacenik, ready to give up on what the Vietnamese call the 'American War' upon re-election, received its most farcical treatment in Oliver Stone's 'JFK.'"
Rick Perlstein

Meaning of "peacenik" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PEACENIK

ˈpiːsnɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEACENIK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peacenik is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEACENIK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peacenik in the English dictionary

The definition of peacenik in the dictionary is a pacifist; someone who is opposed to armed conflict.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEACENIK

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEACENIK

peace sign · peace studies · peace talks · peace treaty · peace-loving · peaceable · peaceableness · peaceably · peaceful · peacefully · peacefulness · peacekeeper · peacekeeping · peacekeeping force · peaceless · peacelessness · peacemaker · peacemaking · peacetime · peach

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEACENIK

beatnik · Botvinnik · Cetnik · Chetnik · chinovnik · computernik · Doornik · Dubrovnik · dvornik · Iznik · kolkhoznik · Lunik · neatnik · noisenik · nudnik · Panufnik · Pernik · refusenik · refusnik · Sputnik

Synonyms and antonyms of peacenik in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peacenik» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEACENIK

Find out the translation of peacenik to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of peacenik from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peacenik» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

反战
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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pacifista
570 millions of speakers
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English

peacenik
510 millions of speakers
hi

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शांति
380 millions of speakers
ar

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دعاة السلام
280 millions of speakers
ru

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peacenik
278 millions of speakers
pt

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pacifista
270 millions of speakers
bn

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peacenik
260 millions of speakers
fr

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pacifiste
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Peacenik
190 millions of speakers
de

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peacenik
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

平和運動家
130 millions of speakers
ko

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평화 주의자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Peacenik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peacenik
80 millions of speakers
ta

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peacenik
75 millions of speakers
mr

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पीएसीनिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

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savaş karşıtı kimse
70 millions of speakers
it

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pacifista
65 millions of speakers
pl

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peacenik
50 millions of speakers
uk

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peacenik
40 millions of speakers
ro

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peacenik
30 millions of speakers
el

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peacenik
15 millions of speakers
af

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vrede strijder
14 millions of speakers
sv

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peacenik
10 millions of speakers
no

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peacenik
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peacenik

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QUOTES WITH «PEACENIK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peacenik.
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Rick Perlstein
The argument that John F. Kennedy was a closet peacenik, ready to give up on what the Vietnamese call the 'American War' upon re-election, received its most farcical treatment in Oliver Stone's 'JFK.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEACENIK»

Discover the use of peacenik in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peacenik and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Militarist Millionaire Peacenik: Memoir of a Serial Entrepreneur
From the remarkable perspective of a man whose extraordinary life and diverse experiences spanned much of the 20th century, ALAN F KAY is in a unique position to expound on the ideals and philosophies that will get us through the first ...
Alan F. Kay, 2008
2
The peacenik swap
Joseph Sebastian .'_ Abdul Taufiq, an escaped terrorist from Bangalore Central Prison, is on the run attempting to cross into Pakistan to rejoin his handlers. The Difa-e-Kashmir, a brutal group of terrorists hold a bus load of Peaceniks hostage  ...
Joseph Sebastian, 2012
3
Walking to Omega: Tales of a Peacenik Carpenter
Memoir of a life shattered in the middle and rebuilt. A journey from professor of philosophy to woodworker/building contractor to peace activist, TV talk show producer/host, and community journalist/community organizer.
Ph. D. John Morearty, 2007
4
Peacenik & Rabble-rouser: Gender, Class and Pacifism in the ...
This dissertation concentrates on three major themes in Nini Roll Anker's work: gender, class, and pacifism.
Torild Marie Homstad, 2006
5
Ferrytale: The Career of W.H. "Ping" Ferry
9. PEACENIK. Ping assumed that businessmen might be persuaded to work for reform because he found it so natural to do so. Even as he sought to reveal the fundamental weaknesses of the powerful organizations that undergirded America's ...
James Arthur Ward, 2001
6
Why Parents Should Fear Myspace
They are a type that in the past would have become a beatnik poet or hippy peacenik. The term "beatnik" was coined by San Francisco humor columnist Herb Caen to describe a person who belonged to Jack Kerouac's beat generation.
W. D. Edmiston, 2007
7
Dreams and Reality
One is something of a peacenik being totally pissed off with the army. He has only four months left and wants to go to Goa to smoke dope. Another confides that he 'hates those fucking bastards' the settlers. There are a few serious soldiers ...
Michael Prior, 2007
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The Fleeing People of South Asia: Selections from Refugee Watch
What made you become a peacenik? I am not a peacenik, I am a humanist and war is not humane and I think I was a humanist even before I came to Israel and thus my reaction against discrimination and military occupation was a normal one .
Sibaji Pratim Basu, 2009
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Silenced: The Wrath of God Descends
Paul began with a sigh. "The initial posture is to wait, to see whether the response from the chancellor cools things. Face it, he laid down the gauntlet. If he will not negotiate with this terrorist, what will he do? Dengler is the ultimate peacenik.
Jerry B. Jenkins, 2011
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Diet for a Small Planet (20th Anniversary Edition)
Betty. the. Peacenik. Gingerbread. 9 to 12 servings A favorite of Claire Greensfelder, San Francisco. She earned the name "Betty the Peacenik" in 1970, when simultaneously she was the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow and a leader of ...
Frances Moore Lappe, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEACENIK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peacenik is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Bajrangi dream to connect lost and future generations
... but regardless of what the optimists say — and one remains an inveterate peacenik — most fans on either side of the border continue to treat ... «Times of Oman, Jul 15»
2
Held US Citizens, Including Abedini, Discussed At Nuke Talks …
Insisting he was no peacenik afraid to deploy the military, Obama boasted about a string of military operations that took high-ranking Al-Qaeda ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
3
Interview: Tova Ascher
When her past and present cross paths for a split second, this reality begins to slide as her seemingly liberal, peacenik circle of family and friends take on board ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
4
Politics and deal-making
Putin likes to pick on certain peacenik Presidents. It is easy and doable for him. When someone strong appears on the scene, the likes of Putin ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
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Make no mistake: McCain a hero
You can even be a peacenik and still recognize that McCain sacrificed himself while serving in the Navy during the military action in Vietnam. «Glasgow Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Obama hails Iran deal in speech to US veterans
Insisting he was no peacenik afraid to deploy the military, Obama boasted about a string of military operations that took high-ranking Al-Qaeda ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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How Modi's repeating Vajpayee's mistakes with Pakistan
There is no scope for delusions to being either a peacenik or cartographer of a new sub-continental map. If Modi seeks permanence in South ... «DailyO, Jul 15»
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Obama to address veterans on Iran, care scandals
Insisting he was no peacenik afraid to deploy the military, Obama boasted about a string of military operations that took high-ranking Al-Qaeda ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
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Obama pitches Iran deal to vets, Daily Show's Stewart
Insisting he was no peacenik afraid to deploy the military, Obama boasted about a string of military operations that took high-ranking al-Qaida ... «i24news, Jul 15»
10
Korean War veteran is now a peacenik
Korean War veteran John Anderson, of Kouts, is an outspoken peacenik. His views on war were influenced by the fate of four cousins in World ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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