forefighter en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English forfighter, forfyȝtere, equivalent to fore- + fighter.
Meanings
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A protector or defender; champion, warrior.
In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'.
2006, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fore-fighter | alternative | lexicographic | |
| forefighters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |