warrior

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warrior^¹

/ˈwɒɹi.ə/ UK
/ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/ US
/ˈwɔɹjɚ/ US
/ˈwɑɹi.ə(ɹ)/ New York City, Philadelphia
/ˈwɑɹjə(ɹ)/ New York City, Philadelphia
/ˈwɔɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
/ˈwɔɾɪ.əɾ/ Scotland
/ˈwɔɾi.əɾ/ Scotland
/ˈwɒɾi.ə/ Wales

Rhymes with -ɒɹiə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun warriors · warriour

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.
figuratively A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.
figuratively Anything exceptionally tough, stubborn, or that is hard to conquer or overcome. It was an old warrior of a hole about sixty feet deep, that had broken the hearts of numerous gangs of well-sinkers, all of whom abandoned it[.]

Warrior^²

proper noun Warriors

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: combatant, war, guerrilla, militant, fighting, warlike, veteran, warlord, fighter, soldier, trooper, conqueror, gunfighter, knight, swordsman, warplane

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noun person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare

Español	guerrero, guerrera
한국어	싸울아비 ssaurabi, 무사 musa, 전사 jeonsa, 무인 mu'in
日本語	戦士 senshi, 武士 bushi, 武人 bujin, 武者 musha
中文	戰士 /战士 zhànshì, 武士 wǔshì, 勇士 yǒngshì, 武人 wǔrén
हिन्दी	लड़ाका laṛākā, योद्धा yoddhā, जंगजू jaṅgjū
Português	guerreiro, guerreira
Français	guerrier, guerrière
Deutsch	Krieger, Kriegerin, Kriegsmann
Italiano	guerriero, guerriera
Ελληνικά	μαχητής machitís
Română	luptător, luptătoare
Русский	во́ин vóin, бое́ц bojéc, солда́т soldát, ра́тник rátnik
Tiếng Việt	chiến sĩ, chiến binh, võ sĩ
العربية	مُحَارِب muḥārib, مُقَاتِل muqātil, مُجَاهِد mujāhid
עברית	לוֹחֵם lokhém, לוֹחֶמֶת lokhémet

noun person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity

中文	勇者 yǒngzhě
Ελληνικά	μαχητής machitís
Русский	во́ин vóin, бое́ц bojéc, солда́т soldát

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@misc{warrior_2026,
  title = {warrior},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warrior},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}