road warrior

noun

plural road warriors
: a person who travels frequently especially on business
Corporate road warriors want the best-performing laptop their IT department has on hand.Tom Brant
… millions of former road warriors may soon be heading to their next meeting in front of a screen.Nicolás Rivero
compare digital nomad

Examples of road warrior in a Sentence

a lightweight laptop computer that's perfect for road warriors
Recent Examples on the Web In addition to potent songs, Langley has been a road warrior. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024 Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors. Dan Heching, CNN, 23 July 2024 And the road warriors who play bumper cars impatiently. Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024 So, as a road warrior, I was relieved when the CDC dropped this mandate for domestic travel in June 2022. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for road warrior 

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Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of road warrior was in 1981

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“Road warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20warrior. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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