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warrior (iou) and aufgabe (iou)


warrior (iou)



warrior noun & adjective. ME.
[Old Northern French werreior, werreieur var. of Old French guerreieor (mod. guerroyeur), from werreier, guerreier: see WARRAY, -ER2, -OR.]
A. noun.
A person whose occupation is warfare; a soldier, a member of an armed force. Now usu., a person experienced or distinguished in fighting, esp. of the ages celebrated in epic and romance or among primitive peoples; fig. a hardy, courageous, or aggressive person. ME.
b. transf. An animal regarded as a brave fighter. L17.
In full bloody warrior. The wallflower, Erysimum cheiri, esp. the dark red variety. dial. E19.
Phrases: bloody warrior: see sense 2 above. cold warrior: see COLD adjective. happy warrior: see HAPPY adjective. Unknown Warrior: see UNKNOWN adjective.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a warrior; martial. M16.
warriorism noun L19.
warriorship noun M19.

aufgabe (iou)



aufgabe noun. E20.
[German.]
Chiefly Psychology. A task, an assignment. Cf. TASK noun 1(d).