'Berserker' definitions:

Definition of 'berserker'

(from WordNet)
noun
One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: berserker, berserk]

Definition of 'Berserker'

From: GCIDE
  • Berserk \Ber"serk\, Berserker \Ber"serk*er\, n. [Icel. berserkr.]
  • 1. (Scand. Myth.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker. [1913 Webster]

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