peacenik
/pˈisnˌɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "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 AMERICAN PEACENIKI / Even if the true believers have not been replaced with KGB agents when Americans visit, it is doubtful that most Russians would speak frankly. Los Angeles Times reporter Robert Gillette quoted a Moscow scientist—who is bitterly opposed to his country’s invasion of Afghanistan—about the naiveté of Americans concerning Soviet statements on their system. […] According to Soviet intellectuals, Americans who swallow their line are fools, commonly called “peaceniki.”"
- "The great bulk of the Western peace movement/left either opposed the Trust Group or were silent on the issue of the well-known repression of the Trusters. They prefered^([sic]) to work with the government front “Soviet Peace Committee,” which offered free trips to the USSR, chauffeurs, and so on to the western “peaceniki” (an insulting term used by the Soviet opposition for the pampered Westerners)."
- "ps: but that is all a part of the Secret Christian Conspiracy to Drive PeaceNiki Into the Moral Quandary about whether or not they are Tools of the Devil or On God's Side...."
- "Tech-hedz & Peaceniki and all others interested in the preparations for the Lunacy that is called Gulf War, part 2 are invited to visit this marvellous web-site."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace English -nik English peacenik From peace + -nik.