warrior
noun
a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.
warriorlike
-
a word derived from
warrior.
Example Sentences
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The archetypal English hero remains the lionhearted cartoon character Roy Race, better known as Roy of the Rovers: a warriorlike center forward who specialized in “bullet headers” and “cannonball” shots.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2014
He also adopted what has become known as “muscular Christianity,” a male-dominated view that emphasizes a warriorlike man who serves as the spiritual authority and protector in a family.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2010
The disintegration of this granite-faced man, whose steely strength and craftiness unified a sprawled sand ocean of 900,000 square miles and its 6,000,000 warriorlike people, has brought uncertainty to the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
