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
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.
• warrior, combatant, soldier
• 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
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
