Prior to this post I was "loose" in my definition of warrior. I believed UFC contestants to be "warriors". Different than war fighters but warriors nonethless.
The definition, per Merriam-Webster, of warrior is defined as:
" : a person engaged or experienced in warfare
broadly : a person engaged in some struggle or conflict:"
And warfare:
"1: military operations between enemies : hostilities, war
also : an activity undertaken by a political unit (such as a nation) to weaken or destroy another
economic warfare
2: struggle between competing entities : conflict"
The responses here have made me reconsider the use of the word, but despite the fixation of the misuse of that word - I am glad to see the intent is understood.