Belligerent
Bel·lig·er·ent
Belligerent
a.
- Waging war; carrying on war.
- Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
Belligerent
n.
- A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.