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
compare digital nomad
Nicolás RiveroExamples of road warrior in a Sentence
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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
Ross remains a steady road warrior, playing dozens of shows around the world in 2025 including the O2 Arena in London, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and two nights at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
If ever Boise State needed to be road warriors on defense, this is it.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
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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
Ross remains a steady road warrior, playing dozens of shows around the world in 2025 including the O2 Arena in London, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and two nights at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
If ever Boise State needed to be road warriors on defense, this is it.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Road warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20warrior. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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