Likes to fight word

KaiqueKaique

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The first word that jumped to my mind is the adjective belligerent.

Some published definitions include:

• inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.

• Aggressively hostile, eager to fight; acting violently towards others.

• hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34

Such a person is a hothead or a bruiser, or has a chip on his/her shoulder.

According to Vocabulary.com,

A hothead is someone who’s suddenly and easily angered or agitated.
It’s usually a hothead who starts a riot or turns a peaceful protest
violent.

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According to CollinsDictionary.com,

A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys
a fight or argument.

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answered Mar 9, 2019 at 6:08

Pugnacious fits:

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
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You can also check its synonyms. Merriam Webster has a good comparison of them.

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 2:15

Michael RybkinMichael Rybkin

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Another possible answer, though more general, is «instigator.»

Definition: «a person who brings about or initiates something.» (Google)

You will still have to use the word «fight» (or a synonym of it):

He really likes instigating fights.

I still think belligerent is a better answer, but using «instigator» specifically focuses on the fact that the person in question likes to initiate the fights, as opposed to someone who has a high temper and reacts to instigations violently.

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 13:44

You may want to use the word troublemaker.

A person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble (merriam-webster).

It’s flexible enough to be used for physical or verbal situations. The word is also free from profanities and is often used in professional settings.

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 20:19

Consider the words below:

• Scrapper (informal) — a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or
  contest (source).
• Fighter — a person who physically fights another person (note that the word is often used to talk about professional boxers and just strong people who don’t give up easily, but in the right context the word may be what you are looking for).

By the way, a shit stirrer is a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord. It’s not specifically someone who loves picking fights. They may like that too, though.

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 1:47

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 3:35

Instead of saying

• He’s a shit-stirrer.

You can say

• He’s a fire-eater. (synonym of belligerent in this case)

From the American Heritage Dictionary:

fire-eater:

1. A belligerent person or a militant partisan.

Other synonyms: bellicose, pugnacious, combative, belligerent.

These adjectives mean having or showing an eagerness to fight.

More referring to willingness/tending to get into an argument: antagonistic, contentious, quarrelsome, argumentative…

Regarding idioms, you can simply say

• He’s always looking to pick a fight / quarrel. (in itself an idiom, for both arguments and physical fights)
• He’s always asking for a fight / trouble.
• He’s always crusing for a bruising. (slang)
• He’s always spoiling for a fight.
• He’s always arguing for the sake of arguing / the argument.

Slightly more specific, but appliable to general cases:

• He’s always arguing the toss. (chiefly British, arguing over something already decided)
• He has a chip on his shoulder. (showing resentfulness)
• He always ends up cutting up rough. (chiefly British, suddenly becomes angry and violent)

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 9:01

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After a

fight

against Moravcik you said that you would now like to fight Cosmo Alexandre.

После боя с Моравчиком в кулуарах ты сказал, что теперь хотел бы подраться с Космо Алешандре.

Battles Online Many people

like to

battle, but do not like to fight alone with themselves.

Of course, I would like to fight with Cosmo in August, but the circumstances were otherwise.

Конечно, я бы с удовольствием подрался с Космо и в августе, но обстоятельства сложились иным образом.

Exciting game»Forgotten Dungeon 2″ attracts players who like to fight zombies and monsters

to

destroy bugs and skeletons.

Увлекательная игра« Забытая темница 2» привлекает игроков, которым нравится сражаться с зомби и монстрами, уничтожать жуков и скелетов.

You like to fight a lot of very tough and talented opponents and Teo is no exception.

Вы любите состязаться со многими серьезными и талантливыми противниками, и Тео- не исключение.

Or maybe you will like to fight as an ancient warrior with ancient enemies,

or take part in horse racing in the desert?

А может вы хотите сразиться в качестве древнего воина с не менее древними врагами,

или поучаствовать в конных скачках в пустыне?

About return in oktagon after tomorrow’s tournament:»If there are no injuries, I would like to fight in Berlin on May 31- an editor’s note.

О возвращении в октагон после завтрашнего турнира:« Если не будет травм, то я хотел бы драться в Берлине 31 мая- прим.

Besides, he likes to fight.

No commander likes to fight on several fronts at once.

The United States likes to fight at night.

«Maybe you’re a person who just likes to fight,» someone says, as she recites her woes.

Like many DC Comics superheroes, Green Arrow likes to fight crime with sidekicks.

«He likes to fight it,» Cashman said, referring to Jeter’s aversion to missing any playing time, anywhere, because of injury.

«Joel likes to fight, but he’s also incredibly politically astute,» said a person close to Mr. Klein.

Cristina Valenza

Retail Lead Linguist @ Apple Inc.