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warrior

warrior

∞ 3.9
A person who fights in battles as part of an army
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːr.i.ər/
: guerrero
  • The doorway into his cell opened slowly, and a black-bearded warrior stepped into the room.
  • warriors fight
  • warriors defend
  • warriors in battle

The steps are the soldier, the warrior and the monarch.

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Examples

  • So who were the real women warriors known as Amazons?

  • Three elders and a half-dozen senior warriors made up the rest of the party.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • You are a warrior, my boy.

  • A great man and a brave warrior to the very end.

  • Even such a perfect city, after all, requires a warrior class to defend it against its enemies.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The steps are the soldier, the warrior and the monarch.

  • He was a poet, a scholar and a mighty warrior.

  • They were the toughest warriors in Greece, right?

  • After years of training in the military, he was recognized as a true warrior.

  • The ancient tales often speak of great warriors who defended their lands bravely.

Synonyms

fighter
vswarrior
682 2.8

A person who fights for a cause or as a job

is about serving in organized warfare and belonging to an armed force
combatant
vswarrior
61 5.6

A person who takes part in fighting, often a soldier in a war

is about being an experienced member of an organized armed force
warfighter
vswarrior
  • Jargon
5 7.2

A person who fights in war or on military missions

is limited to active experience in real warfare within an organized armed force
battler
vswarrior
4 6.0

A person who fights in a battle or keeps fighting through hard times

is specific to warfare experience and membership rather than general struggle
fierce warrior
vswarrior
3 4.1

A person who fights bravely and with great force in battle

is about being trained or experienced in warfare rather than emotional intensity

Antonyms

574 2.6

A person who is not a soldier or police officer

1 7.3

Not taking part in fighting, especially for civilians during war

Compounds

A person who fights bravely and with great force in battle

weekend warrior
  • Informal
1 4.8

A person who spends weekends doing projects like home repairs or playing sports

keyboard warrior
  • Offensive
1 7.3

A person who posts angry or attacking comments online without acting in real life

warrior goddess
  • Literature
1 8.2

A female figure in myths who fights in wars and protects people

1 7.0

A person in the military who trains and serves mostly on weekends

A soldier on horseback from Russia and Eastern Europe known for bravery and skill

8.8

A person who loudly supports causes for equal rights in a showy or self-important way

A person who strongly supports how things are and resists change

How Brave

hero
∞ 1.1
warrior
∞ 3.9
fighter
682 2.8
soldier
∞ 1.1
civilian
574 2.6

Surface Forms

warrior singular
warriors plural

Morphology

warrior = war (transparent) = war + rior

Formed by adding an agentive suffix to 'war' to denote a person involved in warfare, a meaning readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Warrior comes from the simple word war plus an ending that means 'a person who does something', as in actor. So a warrior is literally someone who goes into war to fight, which is why it means a trained fighting person or soldier today.