fighter

Study(20)

UK /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ US /ˈfaɪtɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

great, over, released, supersonic, well-known

The supersonic fighter jet completed its test flight over the Pacific Ocean yesterday.

VERB + FIGHTER

fire, jet, play, poison

The jet fighter roared across the sky at supersonic speed during the training exercise.

FIGHTER + NOUN

death, he's, jets, pilot, plane

The fighter pilot ejected from his damaged plane just before it crashed.

PREP.

off, up, with

The boxer trained hard to fight off his challenger in the upcoming match.

ADV.

always, courageously, probably

The boxer was always a fighter, never giving up even when exhausted.

Definitions

noun

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.

Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who fights for a cause

noun — someone who fights (or is fighting)

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter

one's view on war and political violence depends on perspective

choose one's fighter

To select something as one's preferred choice from a set of related things, people etc.

Choose your fighter: the golden arches or the golden crown. This one-off doc charts how two of the most recognisable brands in the world grew from homespun enterprises to become th

Example Bank

Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter

Wiktionary

Task Force 42 consisted of almost two dozen main line spinships, including the carriers Olympus Shadow and Neptune Station. Each of these can launch more than a hundred fighters or ALRs.

Wiktionary

I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence.

Wiktionary

The fighter toughened up for the bout.

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Bill is a great fighter.

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The fighter plane released its bombs.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fighter is marked as poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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