berserker
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ber·serk·er
(bər-sûr′kər, -zûr′-)n.
One of a band of ancient Norse warriors legendary for their savagery and reckless frenzy in battle.
[Old Norseberserkr : perhapsber-,bear (akin tobjörn,bear, andbera,she-bear, from the bear-skins perhaps worn by the warriors ; seebher- inIndo-European roots) orberr,bare (from the fact that ancient European warriors often fought nude ; seebhoso- inIndo-European roots) +serkr,shirt.]
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Noun | 1. | berserker - one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury |
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