warrior
nounUK /ˈwɒɹi.ə/ · US /ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/
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.
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A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- [Link:] Gee, it sure is boring around here. [King Harkinian:] My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.1993 October 10, Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media, scene: Intro:
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Figuratively A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.
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