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View synonyms for fighter

fighter

[fahy-ter]

noun

  1. a boxer; pugilist.

  2. Military.,  an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.

  3. a person who fights, struggles, resists, etc.

  4. a person with the will, courage, determination, ability, or disposition to fight, struggle, resist, etc.

  5. an animal, as a dog, trained to fight or having the disposition to fight.



fighter

/ ˈfaɪtə /

noun

  1. a person who fights, esp a professional boxer

  2. a person who has determination

  3. military an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nonfighter noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fighter1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fēohtere. See fight, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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It sent fighters back into the streets, where they have engaged in a series of deadly clashes with rival local militias and prominent Palestinian clans.

Rebel fighters linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 19 people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities told AFP on Monday.

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He was responding to China’s announcement that it would tighten controls on exports of some rare-earth materials crucial to making electric vehicles, jet fighters and other high-tech products.

Several Hamas fighters have also been killed in Palestinian reprisals.

MP Materials produces neodymium and praseodymium oxides, key components of magnets for high-tech products like electric vehicles and F-35 fighter jets.

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