Synonyms of warrior

warrior

noun

ˈwȯr-yər

as in soldier

a person engaged in military service

a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldier
• fighter
• raider
• marine
• trooper
• ranger
• veteran
• dragoon
• serviceman
• legionary
• legionnaire
• knight
• man-at-arms
• recruit
• musketeer
• dogface
• Confederate
• combatant
• partisan
• regular
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• archer
• guerilla
• cavalier
• rifleman
• champion
• conscript
• commando
• guerrilla
• doughboy
• guardsman
• cannoneer
• artilleryman
• Continental
• foot soldier
• lancer
• paramilitary
• spearman
• partizan
• grunt
• militiaman
• gunner
• servicewoman
• cuirassier
• GI
• warhorse
• jarhead
• footman
• carabinier
• crossbowman
• irregular
• minuteman
• Federal
• counterguerrilla
• pikeman
• carabineer
• reservist
• counterguerilla
• draftee
• enrollee
• mortarman
• noncombatant
• digger
• gendarme
• lifer
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warrior

Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

Chiron stationing direct awakens the inner warrior to persevere. —USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024

Now, Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota warrior who had roused his people at Little Bighorn, had been murdered by federal Indian police. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024

So resigning Myers — a warrior who’s just hitting his prime — should be a top priority. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024