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[ wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer ] / ˈwɔr i ər, ˈwɔr yər, ˈwɒr i ər, ˈwɒr yər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR warrior ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier. a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. Origin of warrior1250–1300; Middle English werreieor<Old North French, equivalent to werrei(er) to war1 + -eor-or2 OTHER WORDS FROM warriorwar·ri·or·like, adjectiveWords nearby warriorwarrener, Warrensburg, Warrensville Heights, warrigal, Warrington, warrior, warrior gene, war risk insurance, war room, warrty., warsaw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for warriorAnyone who believes that life is a battlefield full of individual warriors should go out into the meadows on a spring night. What the Meadow Teaches Us - Issue 90: Something Green|Andreas Weber|September 16, 2020|Nautilus Lee herself has found skeletons of possible warrior women in ancient Mongolia, a nation just north of China. Women like Mulan didn’t need to go to war in disguise|Bethany Brookshire|September 4, 2020|Science News For Students This remains true if the one in green is a warrior or a lord. Can you expose the truth in these two riddles?|Claire Maldarelli|August 26, 2020|Popular Science Archaeology has uncovered evidence that in ancient societies, women could be warriors. Scientists Say: Archaeology|Bethany Brookshire|August 10, 2020|Science News For Students
Skeletons show signs that some women in these communities were warriors. Skeletons hint that ancient societies had women warriors|Bruce Bower|May 28, 2020|Science News For Students But the proud stone lion that once stood atop the tomb, as Peristeri has often maintained, suggests a male occupant and a warrior. Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s?|James Romm|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Inhofe is not just a climate-change denier; he is a warrior for corporate-funded half-truths and outright lies. If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Partly this is tradition as old as the history of warrior Islam. The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Gus Connolly, a broad middle-aged man with a thick red beard, was working at the Games dressed as a fearsome Scottish warrior. Scots Must Choose Heart or Head|Nico Hines|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Born in 1829 near the Gila River in what is now Arizona, the legendary Indian warrior Geronimo was a Chiracahua Apache. Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer|James A. Warren|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST "It is in my mind that you have been a lazy cub," the warrior pronounced deliberate sentence, as he set down his goblet. The Ward of King Canute|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz No, the Big Buffalo is a warrior and a chief; he is not a woman. The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin Now was the chance for the heroic Chand Moorut; and that warrior was never known to let an opportunity slip. The Eagle Cliff|R.M. Ballantyne My belief is, I could follow my husband still on a campaign, if he were a warrior instead of a pensioner.' The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith The warrior has obeyed; my mother must not be angry with him. The Queen of the Savannah|Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for warrior
noun- a person engaged in, experienced in, or devoted to war
- (as modifier)a warrior nation
Word Origin for warriorC13: from Old Northern French werreieor, from werre war Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to warriorsoldier, fighter, hero, champion, combatant, conscript, trooper, battler, serviceperson |