fighter

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪtɚ/, [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ] Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === fighter (plural fighters) A person who fights; a combatant. A warrior; a fighting soldier. A pugnacious, competitive person. (eulogistic) 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. (science fiction, by extension) A starfighter A participant in boxing or any martial art. (colloquial) A firefighter. (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat. ==== Synonyms ==== warrior, combatant, soldier ==== Derived terms ==== (aircraft): fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, night fighter, stealth fighter, strike fighter ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== combatant === Anagrams === freight, refight == Middle English == === Noun === fighter (West Riding) alternative form of fightere == Swedish == === Noun === fighter indefinite plural of fight