warrior
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See also: Warrior
English
Alternative forms
- warriour (obsolete)
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹ.i.ɚ/, /ˈwɔɹjɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹ.i.ə/
- (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈwɑɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈwɑɹjə(ɹ)/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: war‧ri‧or
- Rhymes: -ɒɹiə(ɹ)
Noun
warrior (plural warriors)
- A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., , →OCLC:
- 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.
- (figuratively) A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.
Derived terms
- bloody warrior
- bloody-warrior
- class warrior
- cold warrior
- corridor warrior
- culture warrior
- eco-warrior
- edit 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
- wolf warrior
- workout warrior
Related terms
Translations
person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare
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person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “warrior”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “warrior”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.