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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WARRIOR, n.
1. In a general sense, a soldier; a man engaged in military life.
2. Emphatically, a brave man; a good soldier.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

Merriam Webster's

noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werreour, from Anglo-French *werreier, guerreier, from warreier, guerreier to wage war, from werre war — more at war Date: 14th century a man engaged or experienced in warfare; broadly a person engaged in some struggle or conflict <poverty warriors>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person experienced or distinguished in fighting. 2 a fighting man, esp. of primitive peoples. 3 (attrib.) martial (a warrior nation). Etymology: ME f. ONF werreior etc., OF guerreior etc. f. werreier, guerreier make WAR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Warrior War"rior (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.] A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion. Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton. Warrior ant (Zo["o]l.), a reddish ant (Formica sanguinea) native of Europe and America. It is one of the species which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(warriors) A warrior is a fighter or soldier, especially one in former times who was very brave and experienced in fighting. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Soldier, captain, military man, man at arms, fighting man.

Moby Thesaurus

Amazon, air serviceman, brave, cannon fodder, fighter, fighting man, food for powder, halberdier, hoplite, legionary, man-at-arms, military man, navy man, pikeman, rifle, rifleman, serviceman, soldier, spearman, swaddy, sweat, warrioress