Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
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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