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

The play follows Moorish commanding warrior general Othello as he is manipulated by his ambitious lieutenant, Iago, into suspecting his wife, Desdemona, of infidelity. —Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025

In Greek mythology, Achilles was one of the greatest Greek warriors and was a hero of the Trojan War. —Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025

Ewoks There may be some nostalgia for this two-season ABC series about the cute but fierce warriors from the forest moon of Endor, but Ewoks never manages to shake off its cheap 1980s Saturday morning cartoon look and format. —Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025

Now Percy is back to pounce on a new Predator project arriving in April of 2025 that brings together the fierce Yautja warrior with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man for a cross-species, webslinging showdown amid the skyscrapers of New York. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025