warrior

Meaning

  1. A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
  2. (figuratively) A person who is aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity, such as athletics.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɔɹ.i.ɚ/
Etymology

In summary

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

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