fighter
Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
The English word “fighter” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
- A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
- A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
- A starfighter
- A participant in boxing or any martial art.
- A firefighter.
- A game with a focus on physical combat.
Etymology
From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.
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