warrior
One who fights
A warrior is a person who fights in battles or wars, especially one known for courage, skill, or fierceness.
The word often carries connotations of honor and prowess that soldier or fighter lack: a Spartan warrior, a samurai warrior.
Figuratively, warrior describes someone who fights aggressively for a cause: a social justice warrior, a weekend warrior (someone who pursues intense activities only on days off).
One who engages in combat
- combatantOne who fights
- gladiatorAncient Roman arena combatant
- duelistFormal single-combat participant
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
mercenary · champion · contender · battler · scrapper · vanquisher · conqueror · slayer
Chooser of the slain
- amazonFormidable warlike woman
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- ninjaJapanese espionage agent
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
viking · berserker · gladiator · centurion · knight · ronin · crusader · immortal
Protective caretaker of another
- defenderOne who guards another
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- championTop competitor, or advocate
keeper · warden · bulwark · bastion · safeguard · watchman · custodian · escort
Knightly code of honor
- valorCourage in danger
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
duty · code · allegiance · fealty · gallantry · rectitude · fidelity · discipline
Organized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
- servicememberOne serving in military
- militaryArmed forces collectively
platoon · battalion · regiment · brigade · corps · division · squadron · deployment
fighter
One who engages in combat
- combatantOne who fights
- gladiatorAncient Roman arena combatant
- duelistFormal single-combat participant
brawler · mercenary · champion · contender · battler · scrapper · vanquisher · conqueror · slayer · berserker
valkyrie
Chooser of the slain
spartan · viking · berserker · gladiator · centurion · knight · ronin · crusader · immortal · hussar
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
champion · keeper · warden · bulwark · bastion · safeguard · watchman · custodian · escort · bodyguard
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
loyalty · duty · code · allegiance · fealty · gallantry · rectitude · fidelity · discipline · oath
army
Organized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
- servicememberOne serving in military
military · platoon · battalion · regiment · brigade · corps · division · squadron · deployment · barracks
courageous
Showing bravery under threat
bold · intrepid · dauntless · gallant · stalwart · resolute · undaunted · indomitable · lionhearted · unflinching
martial arts
Codified fighting systems
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
kung fu · aikido · jiu-jitsu · capoeira · fencing · wrestling · kickboxing · savate · kata · dojo
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- character classesmage, rogue, cleric, paladin, ranger
- combatantssoldier, fighter, swordsman, spearman, infantryman
- epicIliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, Aeneid, Gilgamesh
- Epic BattlesThermopylae, 300, Gladiator, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings
warriorcivilian
Non-military person
noncombatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · bystander · spectator
warriorpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peacemaker · peacenik · peace activist · dove · conscientious objector
warriorcoward
Person lacking bravery
weakling · pushover · milquetoast · doormat · wallflower
- road warriorPerpetual business traveler
- warrior cultureSociety valuing combat above all
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
- wounded warriorsService members harmed in combat
- keyboard warriorCombative online arguer
- little warrior