Synonyms for fighter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fahy-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ tər

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for fighter

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