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
The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Fearless Fremen warrior Chani (Zendaya) returns in a different romantic capacity.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Early Safavid forces, particularly the Kizilbash warriors—the Turkmen tribes who supported the Safavid dynasty—relied heavily on cavalry and made limited use of firearms, even though the founder of the dynasty, Ismail I, sought firearms and gunpowder technology from Europe in the early 1500s.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1986 Highlander starred Christopher Lambert as immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod who was born in 1518.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Fearless Fremen warrior Chani (Zendaya) returns in a different romantic capacity.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Early Safavid forces, particularly the Kizilbash warriors—the Turkmen tribes who supported the Safavid dynasty—relied heavily on cavalry and made limited use of firearms, even though the founder of the dynasty, Ismail I, sought firearms and gunpowder technology from Europe in the early 1500s.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1986 Highlander starred Christopher Lambert as immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod who was born in 1518.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrior
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In a 1916 study, Navy soldiers seemed to better learn Morse code when it was played overnight.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Ryan shot back, quoting a soldier from the CBS report, that telling the truth is important.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrior. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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