warrior

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A brave or experienced fighter, especially in past times.

   The ancient warriors carried swords and shields into battle.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who fights hard and bravely for a cause or in an activity.

   She is a warrior for the rights of working families.

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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