fighter
English
Etymology
From Middle English fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fiȝtare, fiȝtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪtɚ/, [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ]
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
fighter (plural fighters)
- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
- (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
- 2011, Lenka and Ben H. Allen (lyrics and music), “Roll with the Punches”, in Two, performed by Lenka:
- Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter
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- A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
- A participant in boxing or any martial art.
- (colloquial) A firefighter.
- (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.
- 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 59:
- Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.
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Synonyms
- warrior, combatant, soldier
Derived terms
- (aircraft): fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, stealth fighter, strike fighter
- cage fighter
- crime fighter
- crime-fighter
- deadline fighter
- fighter aircraft
- fighter bomber
- fighter pilot
- fire fighter
- foreign fighter
- freedom fighter
- jet fighter
- prizefighter
- prize fighter
- stick-fighter
- street fighter
- wildfire-fighter
- zero fighter
Translations
person who fights
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warrior
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pugnacious, competitive person
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aircraft type
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boxer — see boxer
participant in a martial art
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See also
- combatant
Anagrams
- freight, refight