English Online Dictionary. What means fighter? What does fighter mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fiȝtare, fiȝtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪtɚ/, [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
fighter (plural fighters)
- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
- (eulogistic) 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.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starfighter
- (science fiction, by extension) A starfighter
- A participant in boxing or any martial art.
- (colloquial) A firefighter.
- (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.
Synonyms
- warrior, combatant, soldier
Derived terms
- (aircraft): fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, night fighter, stealth fighter, strike fighter
Translations
See also
- combatant
Anagrams
- freight, refight
Swedish
Noun
fighter
- indefinite plural of fight