warrior

«warrior» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a brave fighter or soldier, especially in old times or in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a warrior, warriors)

meaning for a pupil

1) A warrior is a brave fighter or soldier, especially in old times or in stories. tree →

2) A warrior can be someone who fights hard for a cause or keeps going through difficult things, like an "eco-warrior" or a child bravely fighting an illness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here warriors are trained fighting men, whether foreign soldiers or the chosen men of Judah's army. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, pupils learn about Viking, Celtic, Maori and Samurai warriors; in stories and myths, warriors go on quests. In everyday life, children with serious illnesses are sometimes called "little warriors". In the Bible, David was a great warrior king. Phrases: "a brave warrior", "warrior queen", "eco-warrior", "weekend warrior" (informal).

examples

• And Oholah played the harlot when she was Mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians, warriors, (Prophets EZK.23.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, warriors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them handsome young men. (Prophets EZK.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam. (Writings 2CH.11.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Boudicca was a warrior queen who fought the Romans. tree →
• The Vikings were fierce warriors. tree →
• The Maori haka was once a warrior's challenge before battle. tree →
• (Bible) King David was a mighty warrior. tree →
• My cousin is a little warrior; she never gives up in hospital. tree →
• The eco-warriors camped in the trees to save the forest. tree →
• The warrior lifted her shield and charged. tree →
• Still the remaining warriors would not turn back. tree →

note

Countable: a warrior, warriors. Spelled with double r: warrior. Related: war. Similar words: fighter, soldier (a soldier is in an army; a warrior is often from older times or stories). "Weekend warrior" (informal) is someone who does sport or DIY only at weekends.

In the corpora

• And Oholah played the harlot when she was Mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians, warriors,
• Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior who challenged Israel's army to send one man to fight him, and everyone was afraid.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «warrior» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.