"road warrior" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-road warrior.ogg Forms: road warriors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road warrior (plural road warriors)
  1. (informal) A frequent business traveller. Tags: informal
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  2. (slang, business) A salesperson who spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-road_warrior-en-noun-pEA6uK-~ Topics: business
  3. (slang) A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work. Tags: slang Synonyms: roadwarrior
    Sense id: en-road_warrior-en-noun-q4reYzxp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 83 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 85 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 86 11
  4. (cycling) A recreational cyclist who rides a racing bicycle and wears lycra. Categories (topical): Cycling, People
    Sense id: en-road_warrior-en-noun-Sb9As8pw Disambiguation of People: 0 23 27 51 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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