Dictionary

fighter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfaɪtɚ/ (General-American)
• [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ] (General-American)
• /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who fights; a combatant.
2. A warrior; a fighting soldier.
3. A pugnacious, competitive person.
4. (poetic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
   • Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter 2011, Lenka, Ben H. Allen, “Roll with the Punches”, in Two, performed by Lenka:
5. 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.
6. (broadly) 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
   • Task Force 42 consisted of almost two dozen main line spinships, including the carriers Olympus Shadow and Neptune Station. Each of these can launch more than a hundred fighters or ALRs. 1990, Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 32:
   • I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence. 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Six (Legendary):
7. A participant in boxing or any martial art.
8. (colloquial) A firefighter.
9. A game with a focus on physical combat.
   • Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou. 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, page 59:

Forms

Deriveds

booze fighter · fighter-interceptor (aircraft) · gunfighter · strike fighter (aircraft) · wildfire-fighter · fire fighter · swordfighter · bullfighter · fighter aircraft · foreign fighter · crime-fighter · stick-fighter · crime fighter · fighter plane (aircraft) · fighter jet (aircraft) · nonfighter · fistfighter · crimefighter · choose one's fighter · foo fighter (aircraft) · fighter pilot · cockfighter · forefighter · bushfighter · street fighter · streetfighter · fighter-bomber (aircraft) · prizefighter · shootfighter · freedom fighter · jet fighter · Nerdfighter · fighter ace · stealth fighter (aircraft) · cage fighter · prize fighter · warfighter · deadline fighter · copyfighter · zero fighter · night fighter (aircraft) · snowfighter · fighteress · fighter bomber

Relateds

combatant

Synonyms

soldier · warrior · combatant

Translations (212)

ar مُقَاتِل (person who fights) · sl lovsko letalo (aircraft type) · cmn 戰鬥者 /战斗者 (person who fights) · enm fightere (pugnacious, competitive person) · fa جنگنده (aircraft type) · nb jagerfly (aircraft type) · cs bojovník (warrior) · nl jager (aircraft type) · pl samolot myśliwski (aircraft type) · pl żołnierz (warrior) · be бае́ц (warrior) · ota صاواشجی (person who fights) · uk боє́ць (warrior) · vi người hiếu chiến (person who fights) · la pugnator (person who fights) · ca caça (aircraft type) · de Kämpfer (person who fights) · sh bòjōvnīk (person who fights) · ru боре́ц (person who fights) · da jager (person who fights) · grc μαχητής (person who fights) · nl kamper (warrior) · nb kampfly (aircraft type) · sq luftëtar (person who fights) · ar مُقَاتِل (warrior) · sv slagskämpe (person who fights) · pt caça (aircraft type) · tr dövüşçü (person who fights) · sk bojovník (warrior) · is bardagamaður (person who fights) · gl loitador (person who fights) · el αγωνιστής (pugnacious, competitive person) · nl kamper (participant in a martial art) · es guerrero (person who fights) · ro luptător (pugnacious, competitive person) · ro combatant (person who fights) · sk stíhacie lietadlo (aircraft type) · fi taistelija (person who fights) · ko 싸울아비 (warrior) · ro persoană combativă (pugnacious, competitive person) · cop ⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲓ (person who fights) · ru бое́ц (pugnacious, competitive person) · nv chidí naatʼaʼí dilwoʼí (aircraft type) · nl strijder (person who fights) · de Kämpfer (pugnacious, competitive person) · el πολεμιστής (warrior) · yi קעמפֿער (person who fights) · be вая́к (warrior) · ko 전사 (warrior) · nl vechter (pugnacious, competitive person) · nl strijder (warrior) · da kriger (person who fights) · sv kämpe (person who fights) · la bellātor (warrior) · ro luptător (person who fights) · lv karotājs (warrior) · sl vojščak (warrior) · ru истреби́тель (aircraft type) · nl vechtsporter (participant in a martial art) · ru бое́ц (participant in a martial art) · mn байлдагч (warrior) · sh бо̀јо̄внӣк (person who fights) · es combatiente (person who fights) · et hävitaja (aircraft type) · et sõdalane (warrior) · be во́ін (warrior) · grc πολεμιστής (warrior) · fr combattant (person who fights) · da kampfly (aircraft type) · be змага́рка (person who fights) · es caza (aircraft type) · cy ymladdwr (person who fights) · et võitleja (participant in a martial art) · bg бое́ц (warrior) · mn байлдагч (person who fights) · mn цэрэг (person who fights) · nl vechter (participant in a martial art) · cmn 戰鬥機 /战斗机 (aircraft type) · mr योद्धा (warrior) · nn jagarfly (aircraft type) · bg бое́ц (participant in a martial art) · pt lutador (person who fights) · et võistleja (pugnacious, competitive person) · nl jachtvliegtuig (aircraft type) · sk bojovník (person who fights) · fi taistelija (pugnacious, competitive person) · pl bojownik (person who fights) · ro luptător (participant in a martial art) · fr battant (pugnacious, competitive person) · lv karavīrs (warrior) · pt lutador (participant in a martial art) · mr लढवय्या (person who fights) · sl bórka (person who fights) · nn kampfly (aircraft type) · es luchador (person who fights) · be змага́р (person who fights) · ar مُبَارِز (person who fights) · cmn 戰士 /战士 (warrior) · ro combatantă (person who fights) · el μαχητής (warrior) · sl bórec (person who fights) · nl kampvechter (participant in a martial art) · uk боре́ць (person who fights) · sv krigare (warrior) · fr chasseur (aircraft type) · ko 무사 (warrior) · cmn 武士 (warrior) · nl kamper (person who fights) · cs stíhačka (aircraft type) · et hävituslennuk (aircraft type) · fur lotadôr (person who fights) · de Jagdflugzeug (aircraft type) · sv jaktflygplan (aircraft type) · it combattente (person who fights) · ru во́ин (warrior) · fi soturi (warrior) · be знішча́льнік (aircraft type) · enm fightere (warrior) · la bellātrix (warrior) · fr guerrier (warrior) · pl myśliwiec (aircraft type) · pt lutadora (pugnacious, competitive person) · pt guerreira (warrior) · fr lutteur (person who fights) · sh бо́рац (person who fights) · et võitleja (warrior) · lv cīnītājs (warrior) · pt combatente (person who fights) · mr लढाऊ विमान (aircraft type) · ota صاواشجی (warrior) · el αγωνιστής (warrior) · grc μαχητής (warrior) · de Jäger (aircraft type) · ca lluitador (person who fights) · ru бое́ц (warrior) · scn luttaturi (person who fights) · ro luptătoare (participant in a martial art) · it guerriero (warrior) · el μαχητής (person who fights) · mk воин (warrior) · et taidleja (pugnacious, competitive person) · cop ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ (person who fights) · tr savaşçı (warrior) · sl bojevnik (warrior) · eo batalanto (person who fights) · pt guerreiro (warrior) · et kakleja (participant in a martial art) · it caccia (aircraft type) · dsb wójowaŕ (person who fights) · enm fightere (person who fights) · uk вини́щувач (aircraft type) · ba көрәшсе (person who fights) · cop ⲣⲉϥϯ (person who fights) · ro avion de luptă (aircraft type) · ro persoană bătăioasă (pugnacious, competitive person) · sv kämpe (pugnacious, competitive person) · cs bojovník (person who fights) · hy կործանիչ (aircraft type) · yi קעמפֿער (warrior) · et võitleja (person who fights) · ro luptător (warrior) · fr combattant (warrior) · tr avçı uçağı (aircraft type) · lv cīnītājs (person who fights) · de Kämpfer (warrior) · de Krieger (warrior) · cs fighter (participant in a martial art) · be барэ́ц (person who fights) · da kriger (warrior) · ja 戦士 (warrior) · nl gevechtsvliegtuig (aircraft type) · nl kamper (pugnacious, competitive person) · da stridsmand (warrior) · ja 武士 (warrior) · es guerrero (warrior) · da jagerfly (aircraft type) · rsk борец (participant in a martial art) · sh rȁtnīk (warrior) · lv cīnītāja (person who fights) · pt lutadora (participant in a martial art) · bg боре́ц (person who fights) · pt lutadora (person who fights) · cs fighterka (participant in a martial art) · pl wojownik (person who fights) · fr lutteur (warrior) · pt lutador (pugnacious, competitive person) · nl vechter (person who fights) · sh bórac (person who fights) · it lottatore (person who fights) · fi kamppailija (participant in a martial art) · cs stíhací letoun (aircraft type) · uk воя́к (warrior) · be барацьбі́т (person who fights) · uk во́їн (warrior) · rsk боритель (participant in a martial art) · bg изтреби́тел (aircraft type) · ro războinică (warrior) · vi quân nhân (warrior) · cs válečník (warrior) · ro războinic (warrior) · la pugnātrix (person who fights) · fi hävittäjä (aircraft type) · txb wetāᵤ (warrior) · ro avion de vânătoare (aircraft type) · ar مُحَارِب (warrior) · nl bestrijder (person who fights) · ru боре́ц (participant in a martial art) · nl krijger (warrior) · alt кӱрешчи (person who fights) · rup alumtãtor (person who fights) · pl wojownicza osoba (pugnacious, competitive person) · sh ра̏тнӣк (warrior)