berserker
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- noun
- /bərˈzɜrkər/
- Literature
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berserker
- I'm a Viking berserker.
- new berserkers
Examples
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Cavell joined me, and with Arthur fighting like a berserker, the three of us swept the field.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now, assuming that one had become a berserker, how did they train?
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With odds like that, only a fool or a berserker would fight if he had any alternatives.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mark your target, mark your target, he kept chanting to himself as he drew careful aim at an ax-wielding berserker.
Fiction book (1990) -
His eyes were clear, blue, and utterly vacant—a berserker.
Fiction book (1996) -
Brandon raged forward in a berserker frenzy, hacking at the tentacles with his axe, then stumbling away before they could enwrap him.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the battle began, he fought with the ferocity of a berserker, unleashing wild blows on his enemies.
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The ancient Norse sagas describe a berserker who entered a trance-like rage before engaging in combat.
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Legends tell of a fierce berserker whose uncontrollable rage terrified even the bravest warriors.
Synonyms
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A Norse warrior who fought in a wild, uncontrolled state before battle
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A person who fights bravely and with great force in battle
How Fierce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Berserker comes from Old Norse roots ber- 'bear' and serkr 'shirt', so it gives the picture of a warrior who wore a bear skin. That's why a berserker was a fighter who acted like a wild, raging bear in battle.