fighter

noun

ˈfī-tər How to pronounce fighter (audio)
Definition of fighternext
1
as in warrior
a person engaged in military service the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country

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2
as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters

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3
as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly

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Recent Examples of fighter The violence of the last several days has laid bare challenges Syria’s new rulers had, up until last week, largely contained or met: resistance by Assad regime remnants, sectarian revenge attacks, and maintaining discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups and hard-line foreign fighters. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025 Other residents said the gunmen included foreign fighters, and militants from neighboring villages and towns. — arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025 With the victory, Ankalaev became the first fighter to force Pereira to the five-round limit. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 The airspace intrusions in the heavily congested south Florida airspace have prompted fighter jet intercepts but did not alter Mr. Trump's schedule or impact his security, officials said. — CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fighter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
  1. warrior
  2. boxer
  3. defendant
  4. soldier
  5. gladiator
  6. plaintiff
  7. contestant
  8. scrapper
Noun
  • The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.
    — Nick McMillan, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of warrior
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  • Police are investigating after the body of a boxer, who went missing on March 3, was found in a river less than 12 hours later.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Bernthal, with his boxer’s profile and his live-wire emotions, is delightfully juvenile as Braxton, and the brashness of his performance balances out certain bigger choices Affleck makes, with mixed results.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of boxer
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  • The sheriff’s office will stop accepting new defendants April 1.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That defendant’s lawyer was David Yannetti, who famously represents Karen Read in her murder case in Norfolk County Superior Court and who represented the last two defendants called on Friday in this case.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • Facilitating mankind’s victory has been an invention that allows flesh-and-blood soldiers to control mechanized drone bodies with half their minds while the other halves enjoy, say, margaritas on a digital beach.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The palace appeared to be in ruins, with soldiers stepping on broken tiles.
    — Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of soldier
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  • My motivation was to achieve with the team, to make the fans happy and above all to experience this feeling of entering the pitch as a gladiator who returns victorious.
    — Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • What is the name of the amphitheater in ancient Rome where gladiators fought?
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of gladiator
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  • Kansas City law firm Paul LLP, which represented plaintiffs in that suit, is now assisting NCA All-Star attendees weighing legal action against Varsity and the city of Dallas for alleged negligence in securing the event.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The plaintiff in that case, Stella Liebeck, was originally awarded nearly $3 million.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of plaintiff
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  • Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of contestant
Noun
  • That's a significant concern for the 36-year-old scrapper heading into UFC 313.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Definition of scrapper

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