Definitions for fighter

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fighter fight·er

Spelling: [fahy-ter]

IPA: /ˈfaɪ tər/

Fighter is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in fighter (efghirt).

Definitions for fighter

noun

1. a boxer; pugilist.
2. Military. an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.
3. a person who fights, struggles, resists, etc.
4. a person with the will, courage, determination, ability, or disposition to fight, struggle, resist, etc.
5. an animal, as a dog, trained to fight or having the disposition to fight.

Origin of fighter

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fēohtere. See fight, -er¹

Examples for fighter

Bismarck inveighs against the ingratitude of kings—A fighter to the end.

“Getting a first shot is one thing,” said a former Air Force fighter pilot with extensive experience with Russian weapons.

They circled, taking a good look at this new type of fighter.

We cracked up on a fighter strip while bombing with Mustangs.

I seen some hard times myself, and this boy's father was a fighter, too.

Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.

He was suffering, and chiefly for her, and what a fighter he was!

Reuters, for instance, reported flatly: “Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by fighter jet.”

The Islamic State, or ISIS, claims it has shot down a Jordanian fighter jet and captured its pilot.

American fighter planes are the fastest, most maneuverable jets in the world.