Warriorlike

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Resembling or characteristic of a brave fighter trained in combat, possessing qualities such as courage, strength, and martial skill
2. Similar to a valiant combatant with attributes of bravery, strength, and proficiency in battle tactics
3. Descriptive of someone exhibiting the traits associated with a skilled and courageous fighter

Etymology: "Warriorlike" is a plain compound: "warrior" with the suffix "-like" added to make an adjective meaning "resembling or characteristic of a warrior." The suffix has a long ancestry of its own. It descends from a Proto-Germanic word meaning "body" or "form," which is why "-like" works like "alike" or "lifelike": the idea is "having the same form or appearance as." The "warrior" part comes from Old French "guerrier," which English borrowed in the Middle Ages, and that French word traces back to a Germanic root meaning "to confuse or bring into disorder," a sense that fits the chaos of fighting. English thus has a Germanic suffix attached to a word that arrived from a Germanic root by way of French, a small example of how the language keeps recombining its own parts.

Synonyms: martial, combatant, militant, fighting, valiant

Antonyms: peaceful, nonviolent, passive, submissive, docile