Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Warrior

War′rior

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[OE.
werreour
, OF.
werreour
,
guerreor
, from
guerre
,
werre
, war. See
War
, and
Warray
.]
A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.
Warriors
old with ordered spear and shield.
Milton.
Warrior ant
(Zool.)
,
a reddish ant (
Formica sanguinea
) native of Europe and America. It is one of the species which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.

Webster 1828 Edition

Warrior

WARRIOR

,
Noun.
1.
In a general sense, a soldier; a man engaged in military life.
2.
Emphatically, a brave man; a good soldier.

Definition 2024

warrior

warrior

English

Alternative forms

Noun

warrior ‎(plural warriors)

  1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
    • 1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher, chapterII:
      Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. […]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
  2. (figuratively) A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

Related terms

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “warrior” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  • warrior at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman *warrier Old French guerreier ‎(“fighter, combattant”), from Late Latin guerra ‎(“war”), from Frankish *werra ‎(“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- ‎(“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- ‎(“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Replaced Old English wiga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹi.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈwɒɹjə(ɹ)/, /ˈwɔː(ɹ)jə(ɹ)/, /ˈwɔɪ.ə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɒriə(ɹ), -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)

Similar Results