chickenhawk
noun/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnˌhɔk/
Etymology From chicken + hawk. The political sense is derived from figurative meanings of “coward” and “militant” respectively.
1
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.
2
Government, Politics US, Derogatory A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
3
LGBT Derogatory, Slang An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.
- For every instance of Saul's good-humoredly putting one over on the criminal justice system […] to free his younger lover from his latest legal trouble, Rogers recounts callous treatment at the hands of the older man. In addition, Sinbad suffers brutal depredations from the city's other chicken hawks.1985 August 24, Mark McHarry, “Adult/Youth Sex as Fiction, Fact, and Fate”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 8: