(especially in the past) a person who fights in a battle or war （尤指旧时的）武士，勇士，斗士 a warrior nation (= whose people are skilled in fighting) 善战的民族 a Zulu warrior 祖鲁人的勇士
Extra ExamplesHe saved his fellow warrior. 他救了自己的战友。 He views himself as a holy warrior. 他把自己看作圣斗士。 the armchair warriors at the Department of Defense 国防部里纸上谈兵的“战士” the graves of the fallen warriors 阵亡勇士的坟墓 the last of the ancient warriors 最后一个古代勇士 A Viking warrior would be buried with his weapons: usually his sword, spear, shield and battleaxe. 维京勇士死后都是与他使用过的武器一起埋葬：通常是剑、矛、盾和战斧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fearless
- fierce
- formidable
- …
- band
- fight
(in compounds 构成复合词 a person who leads or takes part in a campaign for a political or social cause, especially in an aggressive way that other people think is bad 战士： 为政治或社会事业而领导或参与竞选活动的人，尤其是以别人认为不好的积极方式These social justice warriors want to apply their politically correct standards and rules to others' speech. 这些社会正义战士想把他们政治正确的标准和规则应用到别人的言论上。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French werreior, variant of Old French guerreior, from guerreier ‘make war’, from guerre ‘war’.