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
War movies turn a lot of us into armchair warriors.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil'
Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
There are spells, curses, vendettas, a twist villain, giant dragons who turn into humanoid warriors and many other creatures populating the world of this gargantuan feat of eye-popping computer animation.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil'
Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.
—Nick McMillan, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
There are spells, curses, vendettas, a twist villain, giant dragons who turn into humanoid warriors and many other creatures populating the world of this gargantuan feat of eye-popping computer animation.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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