fighter
noun
fight·er ˈfī-tər 
: one that fights: such as
a(1)
: warrior, soldier
(2)
: a pugnacious or game individual
(3)
: boxer entry 1 sense 1
b
: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
Synonyms
- dogface
- legionary
- legionnaire
- man-at-arms
- regular
- serviceman
- soldier
- trooper
- warrior
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Example Sentences
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
Recent Examples on the Web Helicopters and fighter jets streaked over the rolling plains of the Donetsk region, with the jets heading toward Izium, near where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. 
Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Helicopters and fighter jets streaked over the rolling plains of the eastern Donetsk region, with the jets heading in the direction of Izium, near where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Hanna Arhirova And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Helicopters and fighter jets streaked over the rolling plains of the eastern Donetsk region, with the jets heading in the direction of Izium, near where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 By 2026 and 2030, India could face a critical shortage of helicopters and fighter jets, respectively. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022 As fighter jets from the United Kingdom, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia escorted the B-52 bombers overhead, Army Central forces simulated firepower on the ground. Paul Best, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 The weapons included MiG-31 and Su-27 fighter jets, T-72 and T-80 main battle tanks, and a complete inflatable version of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 Chinese fighter jets, missiles and warships encircled Taiwan to send a threatening message about the Chinese Communist Party’s readiness to invade if Taipei ever formalizes its independence. Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 In the strike on the Russian air base, Ukrainian forces destroyed eight fighter jets. Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 See More
Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Helicopters and fighter jets streaked over the rolling plains of the eastern Donetsk region, with the jets heading in the direction of Izium, near where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Hanna Arhirova And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Helicopters and fighter jets streaked over the rolling plains of the eastern Donetsk region, with the jets heading in the direction of Izium, near where Ukrainian forces have been carrying out a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 By 2026 and 2030, India could face a critical shortage of helicopters and fighter jets, respectively. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022 As fighter jets from the United Kingdom, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia escorted the B-52 bombers overhead, Army Central forces simulated firepower on the ground. Paul Best, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 The weapons included MiG-31 and Su-27 fighter jets, T-72 and T-80 main battle tanks, and a complete inflatable version of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 Chinese fighter jets, missiles and warships encircled Taiwan to send a threatening message about the Chinese Communist Party’s readiness to invade if Taipei ever formalizes its independence. Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 In the strike on the Russian air base, Ukrainian forces destroyed eight fighter jets. Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing fighter
fighters
noun
1
as in warriors
a person engaged in military service the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- warriors
- soldiers
- marines
- raiders
- veterans
- troopers
- servicemen
- rangers
- recruits
- dragoons
- legionnaires
- legionaries
- knights
- combatants
- musketeers
- dogfaces
- regulars
- partisans
- men-at-arms
- infantrymen
- conscripts
- cavalrymen
- guerrillas
- cavaliers
- militiamen
- servicewomen
- riflemen
- archers
- artillerymen
- commandos
- doughboys
- commandoes
- carabineers
- guardsmen
- gunners
- champions
- paramilitaries
- carabiniers
- lancers
- foot soldiers
- cuirassiers
- crossbowmen
- cannoneers
- spearmen
- guerillas
- pikemen
- Confederates
- noncombatants
- grunts
- irregulars
- minutemen
- footmen
- draftees
- reservists
- jarheads
- enrollees
- partizans
- warhorses
- counterguerillas
- mortarmen
- gendarmes
- diggers
- Continentals
- counterguerrillas
- lifers
- GIs
- GI's
- Federals
- gallowglasses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- civilians
2
as in boxers
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters Synonyms & Similar Words
- boxers
- gladiators
- pugilists
- prizefighters
- welterweights
- pugs
- middleweights
- heavyweights
- bantamweights
- sluggers
- featherweights
- palookas
- lightweights
- flyweights
- cruiserweights
- light heavyweights
- superheavyweights
- stumblebums
3
as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly Synonyms & Similar Words
- defendants
- brawlers
- plaintiffs
- debaters
- contestants
- advocates
- scrappers
- bickerers
- squabblers
- disputers
- challengers
- disputants
- arguers
- quarrellers
- quarrelers
- argufiers
- wranglers
- contenders
- codefendants
- co-defendants
- pleaders
- skirmishers
- quibblers
- nitpickers
- pettifoggers
- fussers
- sizzles
- sizzling
- sizzling heat
- polyploid series
- polyploidder
- polyploiddest
- polyploider
- polyploidest
- polyploidies
- polyploidization
- polyploidize
- polyploidogen
- polyploidogenic
- polyploids
- polyploidy
- polypnea
- polypneas
- polypneustic
- polypnoea
- polypod
- polypoda
- polypodae
- polypodia
- Polypodiaceae
- polypodiaceaes