cautionaries

English

Noun

cautionaries pl (plural only)

1. (US, historical, World War II) Those who air on the side of caution regarding military engagement.
   • 2002, Jean Heffer, The United States and the Pacific: History of a Frontier‎^[1]:

     Both the thrusters and the cautionaries thought the war would end with a massive naval battle involving the battleships of both fleets.