fighter
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fighter
- /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈfaɪtɚ/ US
- [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ] US
Rhymes with -aɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.
noun fighters
- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
- A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness. Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter
- A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
- A starfighter Task Force 42 consisted of almost two dozen main line spinships, including the carriers Olympus Shadow and Neptune Station. Each of these can launch more than a hundred fighters or ALRs.
- A participant in boxing or any martial art.
- A firefighter.
- A game with a focus on physical combat. Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: belligerent, battler, combatant, champion, scrapper, paladin, hero, attack aircraft, fighter aircraft, combat, fighting, hostilities, militant, fight, combating, battle
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noun aircraft type
| Español | caza |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 戰鬥機 /战斗机 zhàndòujī |
| Português | caça |
| Français | chasseur |
| Deutsch | Jäger, Jagdflugzeug |
| Italiano | caccia |
| Română | avion de luptă, avion de vânătoare |
| Русский | истреби́тель istrebítelʹ |
noun person who fights
| Español | guerrero, combatiente, luchador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 戰鬥者 /战斗者 zhàndòuzhě |
| Português | lutador, lutadora, combatente |
| Français | combattant, lutteur |
| Deutsch | Kämpfer |
| Italiano | combattente, lottatore |
| Ελληνικά | μαχητής machitís |
| Română | combatant, luptător, combatantă |
| Русский | боре́ц boréc |
| Tiếng Việt | người hiếu chiến |
| العربية | مُبَارِز mubāriz, مُقَاتِل muqātil |
noun warrior
| Español | guerrero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 싸울아비 ssaurabi, 전사 jeonsa, 무사 musa |
| 日本語 | 戦士 senshi, 武士 bushi |
| 中文 | 戰士 /战士 zhànshì, 武士 wǔshì |
| Português | guerreiro, guerreira |
| Français | combattant, lutteur, guerrier |
| Deutsch | Kämpfer, Krieger |
| Italiano | guerriero |
| Ελληνικά | μαχητής machitís, πολεμιστής polemistís, αγωνιστής agonistís |
| Română | războinic, luptător, războinică |
| Русский | бое́ц bojéc, во́ин vóin |
| Tiếng Việt | quân nhân |
| العربية | مُحَارِب muḥārib, مُقَاتِل muqātil |
noun pugnacious, competitive person
| Português | lutador, lutadora |
|---|---|
| Français | battant |
| Deutsch | Kämpfer |
| Ελληνικά | αγωνιστής agonistís |
| Română | luptător, persoană combativă, persoană bătăioasă |
| Русский | бое́ц bojéc |
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title = {fighter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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