road warrior

noun

plural road warriors
: a person who travels frequently especially on business
Corporate road warriors want the best-performing laptop their IT department has on hand.Tom Brant
… millions of former road warriors may soon be heading to their next meeting in front of a screen.Nicolás Rivero
compare digital nomad

Examples of road warrior in a Sentence

a lightweight laptop computer that's perfect for road warriors
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Hozier has spent his entire career as a road warrior, gradually leveling up in terms of venue size — and earning lifelong fans with his live combination of low-key charisma and soaring singalongs, elevated by his piercing baritone — but making sure not to skip steps, or markets. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024 There is no better suitcase, available for $1,650 for road warriors, airline million milers, and would-be travel influencers. Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024 Johnson also became a road warrior on the campaign trail, traveling to more than 240 cities across 40 states before Election Day and quickly building trust with GOP mega-donors. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 Apple likely considers the ability to automatically hotspot to an iPhone as sufficient, but this option is open to Windows users as well, and the 5G option remains one tha—while niche—is sought for by professions and the occasional road warrior. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for road warrior 

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of road warrior was in 1981

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“Road warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20warrior. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.

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