fighter Definition
fighter (fīt′ər)
noun
- one that fights or is inclined to fight
- a prizefighter; pugilist
- a small, fast, highly maneuverable airplane for aerial combat that may be equipped with bombs, rockets, etc.
fighter Synonyms
fighter
n.
One who fights
contestant, disputant, contender, party to a quarrel, warrior, soldier, combatant, belligerent, assailant, aggressor, antagonist, rival, opponent, champion, swashbuckler, swordsman, duelist, bully, gladiator, janissary, feudist, competitor, wrestler, controversialist, quarrelsome person, fire-eater, brawler, scrapper*. A professional pugilist
boxer, prizefighter, battler*, pug*, palooka*, chump*, bruiser*, slugger*. * An airplane built to fight
combat plane, interceptor, pursuit plane; see plane 3.
fighter Usage Examples
Converse of object
- retain: Retained fire fighters provide an ' on call ' part-time service.
- ally: Hurricanes destroyed more enemy aircraft than any other allied fighter in the Second World War.
Adjective modifier
- supersonic: It was the RAF's first truly supersonic fighter.
- Kurdish: But the deployment of Kurdish fighters in Kirkuk would be sensitive.
- x-wing: A spokesman for the UK Census agreed with his Home Office colleague, scotching hopes of British skies filled with X-Wing fighters.
- Siamese: My assembled tank included discus, paradise fish, guppies, a Siamese fighter and a gang of tiger barbs.
- single-engined: Obviously, there is no problem with twin-engined planes, but the usual choices occur with single-engined fighters.
Modifies a noun
- jet: Fighter jet technology for your bike - straight out of Top Gun!
- squadron: The fighter squadron was withdrawn from the air group in 1964.
- plane: The world's modern fighter planes are at your command.
- pilot: The RAF claimed the turbines would endanger fighter pilots using a nearby training range.
- aircraft: How many of these fighter aircraft were made in total?
- ace: The booklets described the aircraft of fighter aces flying various types of aircraft.
Noun used with modifier
- foo: The phenomenon described certainly doesn't bear any resemblance at all to the ' foo fighter ' reports.
- jet: The whole day was idyllic apart from the many noisy jet fighters flying over on training missions.
- guerrilla: Also " the guerrilla fighter will carry out his action in wild places of small population.
- single-seat: Entering service in July 1954 it became the Royal Air Forceâs standard single-seat fighter, replacing Meteor, Saber and Venom aircraft.
- freedom: Our brother, Robert Mugabe is a great freedom fighter.
- stealth: Sun Microsystems ' StarOffice 7.0 is the stealth fighter of office suites.
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