often attributive
: a person engaged or experienced in warfare
broadly
: a person engaged in some struggle or conflict
poverty warriors
Examples of warrior in a Sentence
a proud and brave warrior
a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors
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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
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warrior. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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warrior
noun
war·rior
ˈwȯr-yər 
ˈwȯr-ē-ər,
ˈwär-ē-
: a person who is or has been in warfare
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