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fight·er

(fī′tər)

1. One who fights, such as a soldier or boxer.

2. A fast, maneuverable combat aircraft used to engage enemy aircraft.

3. A pugnacious, unyielding, or determined person.

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fighter

(ˈfaɪtə)

1. a person who fights, esp a professional boxer

2. a person who has determination

3. (Military) military an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fight•er

(ˈfaɪ tər)

n.

1. a boxer; pugilist.

2. an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.

3. a person who fights, struggles, etc.

4. a person with the courage or disposition to fight, struggle, etc.

5. an animal, as a dog, trained to fight or having the disposition to fight.

[before 1000]

fighter

A generic term to describe a type of fast and maneuverable fixed wing aircraft capable of tactical air operations against air and/or surface targets.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	fighter - someone who fights (or is fighting) battler, belligerent, combatant, scrapper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" defender, withstander - a fighter who holds out against attack boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head fencer, swordsman - someone skilled at fencing gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat gouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock - someone who is a very fierce fighter mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler" skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) tough, street fighter - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing victor, master, superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
	2.	fighter - a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air attack aircraft, fighter aircraft aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" interceptor - a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft kamikaze - a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II stealth fighter - a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs military plane, warplane - an aircraft designed and used for combat armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	fighter - someone who fights for a cause paladin, champion, hero defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property

fighter

noun

1. fighter plane, military aircraft, armed aircraft Royal Air Force's fighters and bombers

2. combatant, battler, militant, contender, contestant, belligerent, antagonist, disputant She's a real fighter and has always defied the odds.

3. boxer, wrestler, bruiser (informal), pugilist, prize fighter a tough little street fighter

4. soldier, warrior, fighting man, man-at-arms His guerrillas are widely accepted as some of the best fighters in the Afghan resistance.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fighter

noun

One who engages in a combat or struggle:

belligerent, combatant, soldier, warrior.

Translations

طائِرَه مُقاتِلَهمُقاتل مُحارِب، مُلاكِم

bojovníkrváčstíhačka

jagerkampflykrigerslagsbror

Kämpfer Jagdflugzeug Jäger

αγωνιστής

combatiente luchador guerrero avión de cazaavión de combate

hävittäjäsoturitaistelija

chasseur combattant

vadász gép

orrustuflugvél

caccia combattente guerriero lottatore

jager jagerfly jetjager kriger slåsskjempe

żołnierz

боец воин истребитель

stíhačka

boksarboreclovsko letalo

avcı uçağısavaşçı

战士歼击机

fighter

[ˈfaɪtəʳ]

A. N

1. → combatiente mf (Boxing) → boxeador(a) m/f, púgil m; (= warrior) → guerrero/a m/f, soldado mf (fig) → luchador(a) m/f
a bonny fighter → un valiente guerrero

2. (= airplane) → avión m de combate, caza m

B. CPD fighter bomber N → cazabombardero m
fighter command N → jefatura f de cazas
fighter pilot N → piloto mf de caza

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fighter

[ˈfaɪtə^r] n

(for rights, justice, the poor) → combattant(e) m/f
a fighter for sb/sth → un(e) défenseur/euse de qn/qch

(= person who does not give in) to be a fighter → être accrocheur/euse
He's a real fighter! → Il est accrocheur!

(= plane) → chasseur mfighter jet n → avion m de chassefighter pilot n → pilote mf de chassefighter plane n → avion m de chasse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fighter

→ Kämpfer(in) m(f), → Streiter(in) m(f); (Boxing) → Fighter m; he’s a fighter (fig) → er ist eine Kämpfernatur

(Aviat: = plane) → Jagdflugzeug nt, → Jäger m

fighter

fighter-bomber

n → Jagdbomber m

fighter interceptor

n → Abfangjäger m

fighter pilot

n → Jagdflieger m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fighter

[ˈfaɪtəʳ] n → combattente m/f; (plane) → caccia m inv
he's a fighter for the cause of ... → lotta per la causa di...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fight

(fait) verb – past tense, past participle fought (foːt) –

1. to act against (someone or something) with physical violence. The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.

2. to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent. to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.

3. to quarrel. His parents were always fighting.

noun

1. an act of physical violence between people, countries etc. There was a fight going on in the street.

2. a struggle; action involving effort. the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.

3. the will or strength to resist. There was no fight left in him.

4. a boxing-match.

ˈfighter noun

1. a person who fights.

2. a small fast aircraft designed to shoot down other aircraft.

fight back

to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return.

fight it out

to fight on to a decisive end. Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.

fight off

to drive away by fighting. She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.

fight one's way

to make one's way with difficulty. She fought her way through the crowd.

fight shy of

to avoid. He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.

put up a good fight

to fight well and bravely.

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Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

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And they had blue eyes, and yellow hair, and they were awful fighters."

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"My Nomes are good fighters, but they are not strong enough to conquer the Emerald City."

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"Men from Gathol I wish, for I have heard that these be noble fighters."

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In the natural course of events, however, no sooner had the Anglo-Saxons destroyed the (imperfect and partial) civilization of their predecessors than they began to rebuild one for themselves; possessors of a fertile land, they settled down to develop it, and from tribes of lawless fighters were before long transformed into a race of farmer-citizens.

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Three times one of the fighters endeavored to place the darts, and three times did he fail.

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The tide of battle had not reached us, but the fighters from time to time swung close enough that we might distinctly note them.

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These Kaolians are most noble fighters, nor are the green men of the equator one whit less warlike than their cold, cruel cousins of the temperate zone.

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Will it not rob the tribe of a great fighter? And if Terkoz be dead, he will know nothing of my supremacy, while alive he will ever be an example to the other apes."

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Chambers was strong beyond his years, and a good fighter; strong because he was coarsely fed and hard worked about the house, and a good fighter because Tom furnished him plenty of practice-- on white boys whom he hated and was afraid of.

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But to the fighter equally hateful as to the victor, is your grinning death which stealeth nigh like a thief,--and yet cometh as master.