Definition of FIGHTER

fighter

Plural: fighters

Noun

  • One who engages in combat or conflict; a determined competitor.
  • someone who fights (or is fighting)
  • a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
  • someone who fights for a cause
  • A person who fights; a combatant.
  • A warrior; a fighting soldier.
  • A pugnacious, competitive person.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A starfighter
  • A participant in boxing or any martial art.
  • A firefighter.
  • A game with a focus on physical combat.

Examples

  • He was a true FIGHTER on the Words With Friends board, never giving up until the final tile.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fiȝtare, fiȝtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.

Synonyms

attack aircraft, battler, belligerent, champion, combatant, fighter aircraft, hero, paladin, scrapper, soldier, warrior

Scrabble Score: 14

fighter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fighter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fighter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

fighter: valid Words With Friends Word