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

Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.

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Legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer welcomed the fighters to the ring at 05:30 local time - minutes before sunrise in Riyadh - with the schedule tailored for a Mexican and American television audience.

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"That's my mentality, a fighter's mentality. I'm here to compete. I'm here to prove that I'm the better fighter," he added.

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“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” read the statement his team posted online that Friday.

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Paul - who first rose to fame on the Disney Channel - has mostly boxed MMA fighters or faded names since turning professional.

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