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
There is the customary bellyaching about betrayals of the warrior ethos.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Kratos began as a Spartan warrior and a servant of Ares, the Greek god of war.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The project centers around the eponymous Carthaginian general who led an army of warriors and elephants across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for warrior
Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Kratos began as a Spartan warrior and a servant of Ares, the Greek god of war.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The project centers around the eponymous Carthaginian general who led an army of warriors and elephants across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
That’s why Adams wasn’t exactly giddy when the road-warrior Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round or the Chicago Bears in last weekend’s Divisional Round.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for warrior
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrior
Noun
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Israel's military has said its strikes are responses to Hamas violations of the ceasefire or militant attacks on its soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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An acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment, SALUTE is a mnemonic device that typically instructs soldiers how to systematically track details about enemies.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The camp in western Ethiopia is being used to prepare fighters to join the Rapid Support Forces militia, which is accused of perpetrating a genocide against Sudan’s Black population, according to Reuters.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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These include retiring the legacy B-1 and B-2 bombers only after sufficient B-21 aircraft are operational, and accelerating the procurement of existing fifth-generation fighters such as the F-35 and the F-15EX, as well as autonomous collaborative combat drones.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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