1. a horse used in battle or warfare
Usage: historical
2. a person who has been through many battles, struggles, or difficult experiences
Usage: figurative
3. something that has been used many times and is reliable but no longer new or exciting
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The knight rode his faithful warhorse into battle.
• Medieval warhorses were specially trained for combat.
• The senator is an old warhorse who has served for thirty years.
• She’s a political warhorse who knows how to get things done.
• The band played their old warhorse songs from the 1980s.
• That reliable warhorse of a car has never let me down.
• The company brought out their marketing warhorse for the big campaign.