A fighter or a fighter plane is a fast military aircraft that is used for destroying other aircraft.
2. countable noun
If you describe someone as a fighter, you approve of them because they continue trying to achieve things in spite of great difficulties or opposition.
[approval]
From the start it was clear this tiny girl was a real fighter.
3. countable noun
A fighter is a person who physically fights another person, especially a professional boxer.
...a tough little street fighter.
Synonyms: boxer, wrestler, bruiser [informal], pugilist More Synonyms of fighter
4. See also firefighter, freedom fighter, prize fighter
More Synonyms of fighter
fighter in British English
(ˈfaɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who fights, esp a professional boxer
2.
a person who has determination
3. military
an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft
fighter in American English
(ˈfaɪtər)
noun
1.
one that fights or is inclined to fight
2.
a prizefighter; pugilist
3.
a small, fast, highly maneuverable airplane for aerial combat that may be equipped with bombs, rockets, etc.
Examples of 'fighter' in a sentence
fighter
Fighter jets had earlier roared over the capital in a show of force.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The fighter jets that come in low for a second strike to kill rescue workers will for a time be grounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has an unmanned turret, radar used in fighter jets and an armoured capsule for crew.
The Sun (2016)
The ageing flotilla included fighter jets aboard carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
The Sun (2016)
And tens of thousands of opposition fighters have survived this brutal war to pursue that goal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The battalion would send scouts to check whether there were armed fighters in the targeted village.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He cancelled expensive procurement programmes for fighter planes and aircraft carriers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In reality it was a massively subsidised way of training pilots without putting them in banned fighter aircraft.
Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007)
He voiced concern about when new joint strike fighter aircraft would be delivered and how much they would cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The city has become a major centre for foreign fighters since rebels seized large areas last July.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Tomorrow they need to be street fighters, too.
The Sun (2016)
Envy Foreign fighters are green with envy.
The Sun (2009)
It's a naked street fighter with a bold attitude and performance figures to match.
The Sun (2008)
The people are well used to seeing him in action, such as flying a fighter plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But it's also a street fighter with a fair bit of attitude.
The Sun (2007)
So they've bought themselves a fighter plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It means merely a place ashore from which our fighter and supply aircraft can both take-off and land.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
Opposition fighters claimed to be in control of almost all of the capital barely 24 hours after they entered the city.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
According to a senior western official, it wanted to know that the only people left would be armed opposition fighters.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I've no idea how fast we were going but it felt like a jet fighter taking off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This story is about the funny results you get - rather like these - when you put lots more power into jet fighters.
Gunston, Bill Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history (1991)
I will be remembered as the No 1 fighter and dominant boxer of my age.
The Sun (2008)
Word lists with
fighter
types of aircraft, types of aircraft
In other languages
fighter
British English: fighter NOUN
A fighter is a fast military aircraft that is used for destroying other aircraft.
I was confident that I was flying the best fighter in the world.
American English: fighter
Brazilian Portuguese: combatente
Chinese: 战斗机
European Spanish: caza
French: avion de chasse
German: Jagdflugzeug
Italian: caccia
Japanese: 戦闘機
Korean: 전투기
European Portuguese: combatente
Latin American Spanish: caza
All related terms of 'fighter'
fighter jet
a jet fighter , or fighter plane propelled by a jet engine
jet fighter
a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft
club fighter
a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
fighter pilot
a pilot who flies a fighter plane
fighter plane
a person who fights, esp a professional boxer
night fighter
an interceptor aircraft used for operations at night
prize fighter
A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.
escort fighter
a fighter plane equipped to accompany other planes, esp. bombers , on missions as a protection against air attack
fighter-bomber
a high-performance aircraft that combines the roles of fighter and bomber
Fighter Command
a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, noted for its success against German bombers and their escorts during the Battle of Britain
freedom fighter
If you refer to someone as a freedom fighter , you mean that they belong to a group that is trying to change the government of their country using violent methods , and you agree with or approve of this.
street fighter
a person whose style of fistfighting was learned in the streets , as opposed to a trained or proficient boxer
fighter aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly , for example an aeroplane or a helicopter .
resistance fighter
someone who fights (for freedom , etc) against an invader in an occupied country, or against their government, etc, often secretly or illegally
firefighter
Firefighters are people whose job is to put out fires.