fightere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fighter, figthere, fiȝter, fiȝttere fyȝttere (Kent); ffihtere (West Midland); feghtare, feyghtare (Promptorium Parvulorum) fegher, feghtere (Northern, Northwest Midland); fechtar (Early Scots) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English feohtere; by surface analysis, fighten (“to fight”) +‎ -ere (agentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfixtər(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈfɛxtər/, /ˈfæi̯xtər/ (Northern, Northwest Midland) === Noun === fightere (plural fighteres) A soldier or combatant; a person in combat. A brawler or ruffian; a combative or violent person. A supporter or champion of a cause. (rare) A gamecock; a rooster in a cockfight. ==== Descendants ==== English: fighter Middle Scots: fechtar Scots: fechter ==== References ==== “fighter(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “fighter, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.