Home › Words › H › hawkeryhawkeryhawkery · noun — the advocacy of war or analogous activity.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom hawk (“advocate of war or warlike behavior”) + -ery.nounThe advocacy of war or analogous activity.e.g.“A principle of fiscal Hawkery was to never allow a planned deficit.”Advocates of war or analogous activity.A place where hawks used for hunting are kept.The practice of hunting using hawks.Aggressive salesmanship.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).