Synonyms of warrior

warrior

noun

ˈwȯr-yər

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldier
• fighter
• marine
• raider
• trooper
• ranger
• veteran
• dragoon
• serviceman
• legionary
• legionnaire
• knight
• man-at-arms
• recruit
• musketeer
• dogface
• Confederate
• partisan
• combatant
• regular
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• archer
• cavalier
• rifleman
• champion
• conscript
• commando
• guerrilla
• guardsman
• doughboy
• Continental
• artilleryman
• cannoneer
• foot soldier
• lancer
• paramilitary
• spearman
• grunt
• militiaman
• gunner
• GI
• warhorse
• cuirassier
• servicewoman
• footman
• jarhead
• irregular
• crossbowman
• Federal
• counterguerrilla
• pikeman
• reservist
• draftee
• enrollee
• carabineer
• mortarman
• minuteman
• noncombatant
• digger
• gendarme
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warrior

Growing up in Beverly, Frates – the warrior against ALS who succumbed to the insidious disease in 2019 – was a huge fan of the Bruins’ star and had a poster of the defenseman in his room. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

One of the cancer warriors also got the opportunity to sing the national anthem. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Few character intros in movie history are better than Indiana Jones snagging that golden idol before being promptly chased by a giant boulder and a tribe of blowdart-wielding warriors. — Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

His step no longer looked assured, his body appeared stiff and his warrior mentality finally breached. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026