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fighter

noun
USFY-ter/ˈfaɪtɚ/UKFY-tuh/ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Pluralfighters

9 meanings of fighter

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person who fights or takes part in a fight.

    Both fighters were bleeding when the police broke up the brawl.

    He was the best fighter in his school and never lost a fight.

    Similarcombatant, brawler

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A war plane made mainly to shoot down other planes, and sometimes to attack things on the ground.

    Two fighters flew low over the city during the parade.

    She learned to fly a fighter when she joined the air force.

  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A person who boxes or does a martial art such as judo or karate.

    The two fighters touched gloves before the first round.

    She trained for years to become a professional fighter.

  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A warrior, or a soldier who does the fighting in a war.

    Thousands of fighters joined the rebel army that summer.

    He was a brave fighter who led his men into battle.

    Similarsoldier, warrior, combatant

    Oppositecivilian

  5. 5
    nounliterarycountable
    A person who keeps fighting hard against a long or serious problem, especially an illness.

    Grandma beat cancer twice, so we all know she's a real fighter.

    After losing her job and her home, she proved she was a fighter.

    Similarsurvivor

    Oppositequitter

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  6. 6
    nouncountable
    A person who is quick to fight or argue and who loves to compete.

    He's a natural fighter who argues with every call the referee makes.

    The class was full of fighters who always wanted to win.

    Similarscrapper, battler

    Oppositepushover

  7. 7
    nouncountable
    A video game that is mainly about characters fighting each other.

    My brother plays fighters with his friends every weekend.

    This new fighter has more than forty characters to choose from.

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  8. 8
    nouncountable
    In science fiction stories, a small spaceship made for fighting, like a fighter plane in space.

    The pilot jumped into her fighter and raced toward the enemy spaceship.

    Dozens of fighters flew out of the huge space station.

    Similarstarfighter

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  9. 9
    nouncolloquialcountable
    A firefighter, someone whose job is to put out fires.

    The fighters had the kitchen fire out in ten minutes.

    Every fighter at the station knows how to use the ladder truck.

    Similarfirefighter, fireman

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Origin

From Old English feohtere; it is fight + -er.