road warrior

noun

A frequent business traveller.

Meanings

nounroad warrior (plural road warriors)

plural road warriors · alternative roadwarrior

  1. informalA frequent business traveller.

    I love the perks of international business travel as much as the next corporate road warrior. But the thought of taking in one more four-hour $400 meal in another international city has me searching for my nearest escape route.

    2007 October 16, Brice J. Bay, “Thanks, but I’ll Have the Bat on a Stick Instead”, in New York Times
  2. slangbusinessA salesperson who spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office.
  3. slangA person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work.
  4. cyclingA recreational cyclist who rides a racing bicycle and wears lycra.

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APA

road warrior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20warrior

MLA

“road warrior.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20warrior. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “road warrior,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20warrior.

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