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warrior

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwɒɹi.ə/
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/ˈwɒɹi.ə/ · /ˈwɔɹi.ɚ/ · /ˈwɔɹjɚ/ · /ˈwɑɹi.ə(ɹ)/ · /ˈwɑɹjə(ɹ)/ · /ˈwɔɾe.əɾ/ · /ˈwɔɾɪ.əɾ/ · /ˈwɔɾi.əɾ/ · /ˈwɒɾi.ə/ · /ˈʋɔɾɪ.ə(ɾ)/

Definition of warrior

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
    “Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.”
    “[Link:] Gee, it sure is boring around here. [King Harkinian:] My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.”
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noun

  1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
    “Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.”
    “[Link:] Gee, it sure is boring around here. [King Harkinian:] My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.”
  2. (figuratively)A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman werreur, Old French guerroiier (“fighter, combattant”), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Displaced earlier Old English cempa and many others.

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