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warrior

noun
/ˈwɒɹi.ə/UK/ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/US/ˈwɑɹi.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman werreur, Old French guerroiier (“fighter, combattant”), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Displaced earlier Old English cempa and many others.

  1. derived from *wers-✻
  2. derived from *werʀu✻ — “confusion; quarrel”
  3. derived from werra
  4. derived from guerroiier
  5. derived from werreur
  6. inherited from werreour

Definitions

  1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare

    A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

    • [Link:] Gee, it sure is boring around here. [King Harkinian:] My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.

  2. A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity,…

    A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

  3. A surname.

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Derived

Black Warrior, bloody-warrior, bloody warrior, class warrior, cold warrior, corridor warrior, culture warrior, eco-warrior, edit warrior, Indian warrior, keyboard warrior, people's warrior, road warrior, social-justice warrior, social justice warrior, status quo warrior, urban warrior, warrior ant, warrioress, warriorhood, warrior wasp, weekend warrior, Wi-Fi warrior, wolf warrior, workout warrior

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA