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fighter

Pronunciation:  'fItur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
  2. [n]  someone who fights for a cause
  3. [n]  someone who fights (or is fighting)
 
 Synonyms: attack aircraft, battler, belligerent, champion, combatant, fighter aircraft, hero, paladin, scrapper
 
 See Also: aeroplane, airplane, boxer, brawler, butter, defender, fencer, gamecock, gladiator, gouger, grappler, guardian, hell-kite, hell-rooster, human, individual, interceptor, kamikaze, master, matman, mauler, military vehicle, mortal, person, plane, protector, pugilist, shielder, skirmisher, slasher, somebody, someone, soul, street fighter, superior, swordsman, tough, victor, withstander, wrestler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fight"er\, n. [AS. feohtere.]
One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. --Shak.

 
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