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
By the time Dragon Ball Super rolls around, Goku is fighting cosmic gods in his quest to save the world and become the strongest warrior in existence.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 29 July 2025
The party’s antitrust warriors may be marginalized, but there’s one space where personnel really has become policy: AI and crypto regulation.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
There was a chink in the indestructible warrior’s armour.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In the scene, the predator warriors are carrying floating coffins of humans.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 29 July 2025
The party’s antitrust warriors may be marginalized, but there’s one space where personnel really has become policy: AI and crypto regulation.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
There was a chink in the indestructible warrior’s armour.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In the scene, the predator warriors are carrying floating coffins of humans.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for warrior
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrior
Noun
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In 1961: After a decree by the Volkskammer, East German soldiers began installing a barbed wire barrier through Berlin.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tens of thousands of its children will grow up without fathers, and hundreds of thousands of its soldiers will be physically and emotionally scarred.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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