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

Rare-earth magnets are essential for the construction of motors needed in AI data centers, electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as missiles, drones, satellites, ships, jet fighters and other defense systems.

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Use of the materials, important in the manufacturing of everything from smartphones to fighter jets, is up almost 400% over the past 10 years.

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As Goldberg reported, voters see Platner as “a fighter,” and that designation matters in a barren political landscape where the only other choice is despair.

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Two-mile runway can accommodate military transport planes, surveillance aircraft and jet fighters.

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Hours later, Israeli jet fighters struck a conference hall in San’a, killing at least 12 government officials, including the prime minister and foreign minister, and severely injuring others, according to the Houthis.

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