street fighter

American  

Or street-fighter

noun

1. a person whose style of fistfighting was learned in the streets, as opposed to a trained or proficient boxer.

2. a person who deals with others in an aggressive, cunning manner.

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Other Word Forms

• street-fighting
  noun

Example Sentences

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street fighter

But her supporters argue that only a street fighter like her could have ended Communist rule in the state and, until this week, warded off a determined BJP attempt to oust her party from power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

"Her success rested on a careful balance: projecting herself as both an uncompromising street fighter and an austere, maternal figure delivering welfare to those living with economic insecurity," says Proma Raychaudhury of Krea University.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Some of the more oddball chapters are great; my particular favorite follows a budding street fighter through a series of battles that plays out like, well, a Street Fighter game.

From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2022

“Sometimes, when you finally get into a representative position, you still have that street fighter mentality that it’s hard to let go,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2019

The black street fighter from inner-city Brooklyn and the white intellectual from a leafy outer Melbourne suburb bridged the gap in the anonymity of cyberspace.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus