fighter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who fights, especially in a war or a sport like boxing.

   The young fighter won his first professional match.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who keeps trying hard despite serious difficulty or illness.

   Even after the diagnosis, she remained a real fighter.

3. 3
   noun

   A fast military aircraft built to destroy enemy planes.

   Two fighters roared across the sky.

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

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