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fighter Definition

fighter (fītər)

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.

fighter Synonyms

fighter

n.

  1. 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*.

  2. A professional pugilist

    boxer, prizefighter, battler*, pug*, palooka*, chump*, bruiser*, slugger*. *

  3. 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  • squadron: The fighter squadron was withdrawn from the air group in 1964.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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