Synonyms of warrior

warrior

noun

ˈwȯr-yər

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service

a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldier
• fighter
• raider
• marine
• trooper
• ranger
• veteran
• dragoon
• serviceman
• legionary
• legionnaire
• knight
• man-at-arms
• recruit
• musketeer
• dogface
• Confederate
• combatant
• partisan
• regular
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• archer
• guerilla
• cavalier
• rifleman
• champion
• conscript
• commando
• guerrilla
• doughboy
• guardsman
• cannoneer
• artilleryman
• Continental
• foot soldier
• lancer
• paramilitary
• spearman
• partizan
• grunt
• militiaman
• gunner
• servicewoman
• cuirassier
• GI
• warhorse
• jarhead
• footman
• carabinier
• crossbowman
• irregular
• minuteman
• Federal
• counterguerrilla
• pikeman
• carabineer
• reservist
• counterguerilla
• draftee
• enrollee
• mortarman
• noncombatant
• digger
• gendarme
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warrior

General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said. —Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025

The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors and buried in a funeral ritual. —Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025

The budding culture warrior majored in politics and, after graduating in 2003, headed off to his first job as an equity capital market analyst on Wall Street. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025

While keyboard warriors were quick to question Markle's motives, experts told Fox News Digital that the delay may prove to help improve Markle's public reputation. —Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025