Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who fights, such as a soldier or boxer.
- noun A fast, maneuverable combat aircraft used to engage enemy aircraft.
- noun A pugnacious, unyielding, or determined person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who fights; a combatant; especially, one who is disposed to fight, or who fights well.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.
- noun A boxer; a pugilist.
- noun A person with the determination and will to persist through great difficulty to achieve a goal; one with the courage to fight and resist an opponent, and to struggle with all one's powers.
- noun (Mil.) A military aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft; it is usually smaller and more maneuvarable than aircraft designed specifically for bombing. However, hybrid
fighter-bomber aircraft that perform both functions also are used.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
fights , a combatant. - noun A
warrior ; fightingsoldier . - noun A
pugnacious , competitive person. - noun A class of fixed-wing
aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets. - noun A
boxer or participant in anymartial art . - noun video games A game with a focus on
physical combat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who fights for a cause
- noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
- noun a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hillary as a fighter is a good campaigner but Hillary as a fighter would make a lousy President because you can't get anything done by fighting and leaning on people all of the time.
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To go on those ups and downs and to take on the character of the fighter is a delicious challenge.
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But I'll tell you this, sir, that those units that have been extended here for 15 months, I applaud what their commanders and senior non-commissioned officers have done, because they've implemented what we refer to as a fighter management program, which provides for the maximum extent possible every bit of rest and recovery we possibly can for our troopers before we push them back out in the streets.
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A better legacy for her would be a graceful departure from the campaign, but her desire to be a "fighter" is too ingrained.
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Usually one fighter is slightly strong and lasts a little longer.
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I could even hear the jet fighter from the US air base near the Japanese factory fly overhead during the conference.
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As an aside, that reminds me of an excellent post I read today over at Shakesville written by Melissa McEwan where it's mentioned how kick-ass the female characters have become in fighter-arcade style games.
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It seems were down to just [2] Two companies anyway, in fighter manufacturing and with all the cost of their fighting for the same contracts they would think of a join venturing.
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Just remember, in todays world one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist!
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Hearing such a revelation from the mouth of a British fighter is akin to discovering Bob Dylan wants to trade his acoustic guitar for a sampler.
Elliot Worsell: Britain's Third Wave of Mixed Martial Artists Elliot Worsell 2010
lampbane commented on the word fighter
"Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter"
July 31, 2007