road warrior
noun
plural road warriors
: a person who travels frequently especially on business
Corporate road warriors want the best-performing laptop their IT department has on hand.—
Tom Brant
Tom Brant… millions of former road warriors may soon be heading to their next meeting in front of a screen.—Nicolás Rivero
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Nicolás RiveroExamples of road warrior in a Sentence
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The Doobie Brothers – Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and Michael McDonald – have been reliable road warriors since their post-COVID 50th anniversary tour resumed in 2021.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
But most of these efforts are lucky to just take the raw (and, honestly, dangerous) edge off these classic road warriors.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The road warriors who frequent Delta Air Lines lounges might have noticed some Atlanta clubs haven’t seen as many upgrades as other major cities.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Across more than six decades, Weir was one of music’s true road warriors, performing thousands of shows with almost a dozen bands.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
But most of these efforts are lucky to just take the raw (and, honestly, dangerous) edge off these classic road warriors.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The road warriors who frequent Delta Air Lines lounges might have noticed some Atlanta clubs haven’t seen as many upgrades as other major cities.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Across more than six decades, Weir was one of music’s true road warriors, performing thousands of shows with almost a dozen bands.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for road warrior
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“Road warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20warrior. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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