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FromMiddle Englishwerreour, fromAnglo-Normanwerreur,Old Frenchguerroiier(fighter, combattant), fromMedieval Latinwerra, fromFrankish*werru(confusion; quarrel), fromProto-Indo-European*wers-(to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh). Displaced nativeOld Englishcempa and many others.

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warrior (pluralwarriors)

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  1. A person who is actively engaged inbattle,conflict orwarfare; asoldier orcombatant.
    • 1879,R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, inThe Amateur Poacher, London:Smith, Elder, & Co., [],→OCLC:
      Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. []. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greekwarrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
    • 1993 October 10, Animation Magic,Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media, scene: Intro:
      [Link:] Gee, it sure is boring around here.
      [King Harkinian:] My boy, this peace is what all truewarriors strive for.
  2. (figuratively) A person who isaggressively,courageously, orenergetically involved in an activity, such asathletics.

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person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare
person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity
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