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

Other Word Forms

• nonfighter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fighter¹

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

Example Sentences

Writing on X, Ben-Gvir said "the fighters acted exactly as expected of them".

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In California, a mechanical issue damaged the engine in Anduril’s unmanned jet fighter Fury in a ground test over the summer ahead of a critical first flight for the Air Force.

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Negotiations are under way to ensure safe passage for dozens of Hamas fighters holed up in tunnels in a southern Gaza area under Israeli control, multiple sources close to the talks told AFP.

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On streets, banners with the faces of fighters killed in battle hang from lamp-posts, celebrating them as "martyrs of the resistance".

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In November, the administration announced it would sell $330 million in military equipment to Taiwan, including spare parts for fighter jets and U.S. logistical support.

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