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warlord

noun

war·​lord ˈwȯr-ˌlȯrd How to pronounce warlord (audio)
1
: a supreme military leader
2
: a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area
warlordism noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the 18th century, Nguyễn Ánh, a powerful warlord, was waging a 20-plus-year war against his enemies. Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022 His pleas for permission to battle the Crabfeeder go ignored, out of fear that this would provoke open war with the powerful Free Cities that fund the warlord’s fleet. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 Classic Marvel character Namor gets his first ever Pop as does Attuma, the Altantean warlord. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2022 Per the British Library’s Hetta Elizabeth Howes, historical records show that a man named Arthur led resistance against the Saxons and Jutes around the fifth and sixth centuries C.E.; some Welsh accounts reference a similarly gifted warlord. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 Dan Chase is living a quiet, off-the-grid life when a major mistake from his past — involving an Afghani warlord with a decades-old grudge — sends him back on the run. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 10 June 2022 Afghan militia members gather with their weapons in Herat on July 9 to support Afghan security forces against the Taliban in the home of Afghan warlord and former mujahadeen leader Ismail Khan. Courtney Kube, NBC News, 18 May 2022 She’s wanted by Julius (Dominic Cooper), the classic spurned-invading-warlord who wants to conquer a kingdom and force his ‘legitimacy’ by marrying the existing King’s daughter—a classic rom-com meet-cute. Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The former rural warlord had stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right. Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of warlord was in 1856

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