road warrior

noun

plural road warriors
: a person who travels frequently especially on business
Corporate road warriors want the best-performing laptop their IT department has on hand.Tom Brant
… millions of former road warriors may soon be heading to their next meeting in front of a screen.Nicolás Rivero
compare digital nomad

Examples of road warrior in a Sentence

a lightweight laptop computer that's perfect for road warriors
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Despite having no home gym to speak of this winter, Arlington has become the ultimate road warrior. Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 Now the company is riding into the ebike space with a versatile road warrior called the Xafari that's ready for rough duty as well as what's essentially an electric moped in the shape of the Xyber. New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025 But the good news for road warriors is that gasoline prices are down nationwide. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Heading into his late 30s, Lil Joe has been a road warrior in an astonishing and sometimes harrowing life’s journey, gaining considerable recognition among his kind, which in the wild is having a tough time these days with Florida’s deadly waters. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for road warrior 

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of road warrior was in 1981

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“Road warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20warrior. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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