fighter

fight·er

(fī′tər)

1. One who fights, such as a soldier or boxer.

2. A fast, maneuverable combat aircraft used to engage enemy aircraft.

3. A pugnacious, unyielding, or determined person.

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fighter

(ˈfaɪtə)

1. a person who fights, esp a professional boxer

2. a person who has determination

3. (Military) military an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft

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fight•er

(ˈfaɪ tər)

1. a boxer; pugilist.

2. an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.

3. a person who fights, struggles, etc.

4. a person with the courage or disposition to fight, struggle, etc.

5. an animal, as a dog, trained to fight or having the disposition to fight.

[before 1000]

fighter

A generic term to describe a type of fast and maneuverable fixed wing aircraft capable of tactical air operations against air and/or surface targets.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

fighter - someone who fights (or is fighting)

boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport

brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)

butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head

gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat

gouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye

mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler"

skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)

tough, street fighter - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

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

aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

interceptor - a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft

kamikaze - a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

stealth fighter - a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs

fighter - someone who fights for a cause

fighter

noun

4. soldier, warrior, fighting man, man-at-arms His guerrillas are widely accepted as some of the best fighters in the Afghan resistance.

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fighter

noun

One who engages in a combat or struggle:

Translations

طائِرَه مُقاتِلَهمُقاتل مُحارِب، مُلاكِم

bojovníkrváčstíhačka

jagerkampflykrigerslagsbror

hävittäjäsoturitaistelija

vadász gép

orrustuflugvél

stíhačka

boksarboreclovsko letalo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fighter

[ˈfaɪtə^r] n

(for rights, justice, the poor) → combattant(e) m/f
a fighter for sb/sth → un(e) défenseur/euse de qn/qch

(= person who does not give in) to be a fighter → être accrocheur/euse
He's a real fighter! → Il est accrocheur!

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fighter

fighter-bomber

n → Jagdbomber m

fighter pilot

n → Jagdflieger m

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fight

(fait) verb – past tense, past participle fought (foːt) –

1. to act against (someone or something) with physical violence. The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.

2. to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent. to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.

3. to quarrel. His parents were always fighting.

noun

1. an act of physical violence between people, countries etc. There was a fight going on in the street.

2. a struggle; action involving effort. the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.

3. the will or strength to resist. There was no fight left in him.

4. a boxing-match.

ˈfighter noun

1. a person who fights.

2. a small fast aircraft designed to shoot down other aircraft.

fight back

to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return.

fight it out

to fight on to a decisive end. Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.

fight off

to drive away by fighting. She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.

fight one's way

to make one's way with difficulty. She fought her way through the crowd.

fight shy of

to avoid. He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.

put up a good fight

to fight well and bravely.