warrior

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• From Middle English werreour, from Anglo-Norman guerreier, Old French guerroiier ("fighter, combattant"), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- ("to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh"). Displaced native Old English cempa.