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
The film very loosely adapts one tale from the lore of the titular Chinese protection deity, an eccentric-looking boy warrior of mystical, demonic birth.
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Hounsou will play an immortal warrior from Africa.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Xena is joined by her ally and best friend, Gabrielle, played by Renée O'Connor, who helps Xena fight her evil past while transitioning from a small-town girl to a warrior.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Lily the entrepreneur-warrior-hunter may try to actively determine the course of her own life, but she’s also portrayed as passively in the tidal grip of large impersonal forces like money, desire, and different social rules for women and men.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Hounsou will play an immortal warrior from Africa.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Xena is joined by her ally and best friend, Gabrielle, played by Renée O'Connor, who helps Xena fight her evil past while transitioning from a small-town girl to a warrior.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Lily the entrepreneur-warrior-hunter may try to actively determine the course of her own life, but she’s also portrayed as passively in the tidal grip of large impersonal forces like money, desire, and different social rules for women and men.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrior
Noun
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To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed soldiers had been sent to the area, per the BBC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Polish air force scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force sent two F-35 fighters that were stationed in Poland.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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