warrior

noun

war·​rior

ˈwȯr-yər, 

ˈwȯr-ē-ər 

ˈwär-ē-

also ˈwär-yər

often attributive

: a person engaged or experienced in warfare

broadly : a person engaged in some struggle or conflict

poverty warriors

Synonyms of warrior

• soldier
• fighter

Examples of warrior in a Sentence

a proud and brave warrior

a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

Recent Examples on the Web

On June 21, Langlade and more than two hundred Ojibwe and Odawa soldiers attacked while most of the Miami warriors were away at their summer hunting camps and the women were working in the fields outside the walls. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Donskoy is not the first warrior saint Russia has invoked during its war in Ukraine. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

This was about a hundred uniformed men and a few uniformed women, trained to be stoic warriors. — Mabel Yiu, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Here the focus was not nationalism but a spiritual discipline that supposedly allowed warriors to accept death with equanimity. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English werreour, from Anglo-French *werreier, guerreier, from warreier, guerreier to wage war, from werre war — more at war

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing warrior

• cold warrior
• road warrior
• social justice warrior
• weekend warrior

Kids Definition

warrior

noun

war·​rior ˈwȯr-yər 

ˈwȯr-ē-ər, 

ˈwär-ē-

: a person who is or has been in warfare