FIGHTER Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

fighter

noun

ˈfī-tər

Definition of fighter

as in warrior

a person engaged in military service the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country

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civilian

as in boxer

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters

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as in defendant

a person who takes part in a dispute kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly

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Recent Examples of fighter This configuration would allow the stealth fighter to preserve its low observable characteristics during combat operations. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 The sports’ fighters who were also winners can be found in their respective hall of fames. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 The plant in Garden Grove manufactures the canopy for the F-35 fighter jet. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 This includes seeking a replacement for the Gripen fighter and remaining competitive with international initiatives like the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and UK/European next-generation fighter programs. — New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fighter

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Noun

The army Mladic created to fight in Bosnia was a model of ruthlessness, daring and brutality in the Serb warrior tradition, once prized in the life-or-death partisan struggle against the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia in World War Two.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
As a warrior for kindness and a defender of hope, may Parton’s legacy never leave us.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of warrior

Noun

His father was a former boxer, and his great-uncle Iran Barkley had been a middleweight boxing world champion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Four suspects in the killing of former world champion boxer Zolani Tete were arrested, South African police said Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of boxer

Noun

Benjamin Song, the lead defendant in the Texas case, furthered his activist career in a leftist gun club that used the A/I Collective’s NoBlogs platform to post pro-insurrection messaging.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of defendant

Noun

This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
An older man was carefully helped off one helicopter, while a soldier carried an older woman on his back to a medical tent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

The plaintiffs asked a Sacramento federal judge to block the enforcement of SB 54 until the court has ruled on the constitutionality of the law.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Mosseri said the plaintiff lawyers are incorrect in suggesting that Meta also reduced the number of researchers studying youth mental health harms after Haugen’s leaks.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaintiff

Noun

The former Cardinal is an absolute brawler with over 90 NFL starts who brings the exact nasty, tone-setting violence this interior unit needs.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
One brutal knife fight pauses so a brawler can cue up a song on the jukebox that sounds like something Doris Day would slow-dance to.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of brawler

Noun

Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of debater

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