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noun - A part-time soldier, or reservist
- (Such was the pace with which I, and many like me, the so called "weekend warriors" or Territorial Army, were hoisted aboard the Gulf War battle wagon.)
- (idiom) A person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.
- (The most common foot related injury I see for the is heel pain)
Etymology: 1956: First known usage : Title: Military Public Works Construction. Author(s) United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Real Estate and Military Construction Publisher U. S. Govt. Print. Page 290: "At Anascostia, the training that is done to naval aviators who are in the Reserve Services, weekend warrior(s) as it were, and they come to Anasconstia to get their refresher training."
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