ˈwȯr-yər
as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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Recent Examples of warrior
Fans of horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance and young adult novels will feel right at home, surrounded by book covers illustrating warriors, dragons, monsters and magical lands.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Users can personalize the prompt by describing features, aesthetic or desired theme—such as space explorer, fantasy warrior or tech ninja.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The first female, named Khaleesi after the warrior queen from Martin’s best-selling books and hit TV adaptation, was born more recently and is about three months old.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and Germanic warriors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Users can personalize the prompt by describing features, aesthetic or desired theme—such as space explorer, fantasy warrior or tech ninja.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The first female, named Khaleesi after the warrior queen from Martin’s best-selling books and hit TV adaptation, was born more recently and is about three months old.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and Germanic warriors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrior
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An Indian soldier was also killed by shelling Wednesday, according to the Indian army.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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But this former American soldier has no special plans for Thursday, when Victory in Europe, or VE Day, is commemorated, saying every day is special to him now.—
Anne Clifford,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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The two fought on competing networks (Stevenson only wanted to fight on Showtime; Kovalev was an HBO fighter), and no deal could ever be made.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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As public anger over the clip grew, fighters in armored vehicles amassed overnight outside Jaramana and began shelling the city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in Britain.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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