street fighter
Americannoun
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a person whose style of fistfighting was learned in the streets, as opposed to a trained or proficient boxer.
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a person who deals with others in an aggressive, cunning manner.
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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
The episode helped forge the persona she would cultivate for decades: part street fighter, part martyr - a perpetual insurgent even in power.
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
"I am not a street fighter," he raged.
From Captain Macklin by Davis, Richard Harding
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