Warrior
/ˈwɒɹiə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 someone engaged in or experienced in warfare wordnet
- 3 A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics. figuratively
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Easy living corrupted the warrior spirit."
Etymology
From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman werreur, Old French guerroiier (“fighter, combattant”), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Displaced native Old English cempa and many others.