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fighter

/ˈfaɪtɚ/noun2 syllables

Fighter means: someone who fights (or is fighting).

Synonyms for fighter11

noun, as in someone who fights (or is fighting)

combatant, battler, belligerent, scrapper

noun, as in someone who fights for a cause

champion, hero, paladin

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

fighter aircraft, attack aircraft

also used for fighter

warrior, soldier

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What does fighter mean?3

noun

1

someone who fights (or is fighting)

2

someone who fights for a cause

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fighter?4

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Fighter in a sentence

  • With only a single drop of poison, the well-known fighter was defeated.marcelostockle
  • Those who are terrorists for some, are freedom fighters for others.MrShoval
  • They became guerilla fighters, hiding out in the jungles.Amastan
  • A terrorist to some is a freedom-fighter to others.AlanF_US
  • The fire fighter demonstrated how to put out a fire.AlanF_US
  • The fire fighter demonstrated how to put out the fire.unknown
  • The fighter has taken off for a state of emergency.unknown
  • One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.darinmex

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Forms of fighter

as a noun

plural
fighters