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fighter
/ˈfaɪtɚ/
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What does fighter mean?
noun
- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
More meanings (6)
noun
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfaɪtɚ/
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But deep in the minds of the apes was rooted the conviction that Tarzan was a mighty fighter and a strange creature.
Well, To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast Fits a dull fighter and a keen guest.
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The pilot of a "fighter", he saw what he took to be a party of air machines returning from a bombing expedition.
Hence the skilful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.
In truth, it was almost maddening for a strong man like him, a fighter, to have to lie there helpless on his back.