fighter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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

2. 2
   noun

   A game with a focus on physical combat.

   Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.

3. 3
   noun

   a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

4. 4
   noun

   someone who fights for a cause

5. 5
   noun

   someone who fights (or is fighting)

6. 6
   noun

   A person who fights; a combatant.

7. 7
   noun

   A warrior; a fighting soldier.

8. 8
   noun

   A pugnacious, competitive person.

Etymology

From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er.