warhammer

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proper noun

Warhammer, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian mediaeval fantasy world.

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Meanings

warhammer1

nounwarhammer (plural warhammers)

plural warhammers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of war hammer.

    Related to pollaxes were warhammers such as King Robert's. The difference between the two was that one has a head-smashing axe-blade, while the other had an armor-crushing hammerhead. Some weapons had both; ...

    2017, Ken Mondschein, Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War, McFarland, →ISBN

Warhammer2

proper noun
  1. Warhammer, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian mediaeval fantasy world.
  2. Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.
  3. The two franchises together.

Origin

From war hammer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 战锤
  • 战锤 (zhànchuí)British board game franchise
Polish Warhammer
  • WarhammerBritish board game franchise
Russian Вархаммер, ва́ха
  • Вархаммер (Varxammer)British board game franchise
  • ва́ха (váxa)British board game franchise
Ukrainian Вархаммер, ва́ха
  • Вархаммер (Varxammer)British board game franchise
  • ва́ха (váxa)British board game franchise
Cite this entry
APA

warhammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhammer

MLA

“warhammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhammer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warhammer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warhammer.

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