warrior

[ wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer ]

/ ˈwɔr i ər, ˈwɔr yər, ˈwɒr i ər, ˈwɒr yər /

a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.

a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics.

Origin of warrior

1250–1300; Middle English werreieor < Old North French, equivalent to werrei(er) to war¹ + -eor -or²

war·ri·or·like, adjective

But the proud stone lion that once stood atop the tomb, as Peristeri has often maintained, suggests a male occupant and a warrior.

Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s? |James Romm |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Inhofe is not just a climate-change denier; he is a warrior for corporate-funded half-truths and outright lies.

If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday |Jonathan Alter |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Partly this is tradition as old as the history of warrior Islam.

The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord |Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Gus Connolly, a broad middle-aged man with a thick red beard, was working at the Games dressed as a fearsome Scottish warrior.

Scots Must Choose Heart or Head |Nico Hines |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Born in 1829 near the Gila River in what is now Arizona, the legendary Indian warrior Geronimo was a Chiracahua Apache.

Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer |James A. Warren |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"It is in my mind that you have been a lazy cub," the warrior pronounced deliberate sentence, as he set down his goblet.

The Ward of King Canute |Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
No, the Big Buffalo is a warrior and a chief; he is not a woman.

The Road to Frontenac |Samuel Merwin
Now was the chance for the heroic Chand Moorut; and that warrior was never known to let an opportunity slip.

The Eagle Cliff |R.M. Ballantyne
My belief is, I could follow my husband still on a campaign, if he were a warrior instead of a pensioner.'

The Short Works of George Meredith |George Meredith
The warrior has obeyed; my mother must not be angry with him.

The Queen of the Savannah |Gustave Aimard

warrior

/ (ˈwɒrɪə) /

C13: from Old Northern French werreieor, from werre war