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warrior

[wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer] Example Sentences Origin

war·ri·or

[wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer]
noun
1.
a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.
2.
a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English werreieor < Old North French, equivalent to werrei(er) to war1 + -eor -or2

war·ri·or·like, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all.
  • One venerable warrior takes holy communion alongside the territory's chief executive.
  • Instead, he may have been a warrior or the victim of an ambush who fought hard to save his life.
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Unknown Soldier or Warrior
 
n
(in various countries) an unidentified soldier who has died in battle and for whom a tomb is established as a memorial to other unidentified dead of the nation's armed forces
 
Warrior or Warrior
 
n

warrior (ˈwɒrɪə)
 
n
a.  a person engaged in, experienced in, or devoted to war
 b.  (as modifier): a warrior nation
 
[C13: from Old Northern French werreieor, from werrewar]

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Word Origin & History

warrior
c.1300, from O.N.Fr. werreieor (O.Fr. guerreor) "a warrior, one who wages war," from werreier "wage war," from werre (see war).
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