warrior

Pronunciation: /ˈwɒɹi.ə/

The English word “warrior” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.
Anything exceptionally tough, stubborn, or that is hard to conquer or overcome.

Etymology

From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman werreur, Old French guerroiier (“fighter, combattant”), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werʀu (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Displaced earlier Old English cempa and many others.

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