Fetching details from the dictionary...

warrior; soldier; samurai
government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
物部として主君に仕えることが誇りだった。
It was his pride to serve his lord as a warrior.
物部の心得を若い武士に伝えた。
He passed on the warrior's code to the young samurai.
古代の物部は戦場で勇敢に戦った。
The warriors of ancient times fought bravely on the battlefield.