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Antonyms for fighter
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : fahy-ter |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ tər |
Definition of fighter
Origin :- Old English feohtere; agent noun from fight (v.). Cf. German Fechter. Meaning "fast military airplane used for combat" is from 1917.
- noun person engaged in hostile encounter
- I seen some hard times myself, and this boy's father was a fighter, too.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He was suffering, and chiefly for her, and what a fighter he was!
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- Bismarck inveighs against the ingratitude of kings—A fighter to the end.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- We cracked up on a fighter strip while bombing with Mustangs.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- "You fighter pilots always forget the cameras," the major said sourly.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- They circled, taking a good look at this new type of fighter.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- I take it you were one of the boys who bombed the fighter fields.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- But the three fighter craft he had first spotted were coming down now.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- Overhead, a night fighter growled its way through the lonely sky.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- Johnny Behan, an old-timer and an Indian fighter, was the first sheriff.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
Synonyms for fighter
- aggressor
- antagonist
- assailant
- battler
- belligerent
- boxer
- brawler
- bruiser
- bully
- champion
- combatant
- competitor
- contender
- contestant
- disputant
- duelist
- GI
- gladiator
- heavy
- jouster
- mercenary
- militant
- opponent
- person-at-arms
- pugilist
- punching bag
- rival
- scrapper
- serviceperson
- slugger
- soldier
- tanker
- warlord
- warrior
- wildcat
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