FIGHTER

fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft

(noun) a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

champion, fighter, hero, paladin

(noun) someone who fights for a cause

combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fighter (plural fighters)

A person who fights; a combatant.

A warrior; fighting soldier.

A pugnacious, competitive person.

(eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.

A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

A boxer or participant in any martial art.

(colloquial) A firefighter

(video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.

Synonyms

• warrior, combatant, soldier

Anagrams

• freight, refight

Source: Wiktionary


Fight"er, n. Etym: [AS. feohtere.]

Definition: One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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