noun
warmonger; war profiteer
Often derogatory, referring to someone who seeks to profit from or instigate war. The suffix 屋 can imply a person engaged in a trade, often with a negative connotation.
彼は戦争屋と呼ばれるのを嫌がっている。
He hates being called a warmonger.
その政治家は戦争屋だと批判された。
The politician was criticized as a warmonger.
Refers to the military-industrial complex or defense industry, a more formal and systemic term.
Compound of 戦争 (sensō, 'war') and 屋 (ya, suffix for a person engaged in a trade or with a certain trait, often derogatory).