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Meaning of chicken hawk

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chicken hawk

noun

Definitions

  1. A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.

  2. Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.

  3. An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.