WARRIOR

warrior

(noun) someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

warrior (plural warriors)

A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

(figuratively) A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

Proper noun

Warrior (plural Warriors)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Warrior is the 21960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1182 individuals. Warrior is most common among Black/African American (42.98%), null (26.73%), White (13.11%), and Multi-racial (10.07%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


War"rior, n. Etym: [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.]

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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