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warriorlike

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war⋅ri⋅or

  [wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer]
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–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; ME werreieor < ONF, equiv. to werrei(er) to war 1 + -eor -or 2

Related forms:
war⋅ri⋅or⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

warrior 
1297, from O.N.Fr. werreieor (O.Fr. guerreor) "a warrior, one who wages war," from werreier "wage war," from werre (see war).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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