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road warrior

American  
Slang.
  1. a person who travels extensively on business.


Etymology

Origin of road warrior

Suggested by the film Mad Max: The Road Warrior (1981)


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Before he took the reins at USC, Lincoln Riley had a reputation as something of a road warrior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Time will tell whether football fans will embrace this new concept, or whether realignment will put a dagger into the heart of the road warrior for games that aren’t marquee matchups.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

When you first see Kyle Kinane, the gravel-voiced comic road warrior, he’s all by himself outside his van under a vast sky.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

Maybe you’ve experienced road warrior panic, as I did last week.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

Bondsman had watched the driver rope the lean mail bags to the running-board, crank up the sturdy old road warrior of the desert, and step in beside the supervisor.

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Henry Herbert Knibbs

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