war leader

English

Noun

war leader (plural war leaders)

1. A person who leads a people or military force in a war; a war chief, a warlord.
   • 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 75:

     Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) served during the First World War and was our Prime Minister and war leader during the Second World War.

Alternative forms

• warleader

Translations

person who leads a people in war — see also war chief,‎ commander

• Finnish: sotapäällikkö (fi), sotajohtaja
• French: chef de guerre (fr) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: please add this translation if you can

• Old English: heretoga
• Pawnee: riihkita (Skiri)