fighter
fighters
Someone who battles or brawls with other people is a fighter. Some fighters, like boxers, do it professionally, while others just have a tendency to fight.
If you have a habit of getting into scuffles or fistfights, you're a fighter, and when you watch a boxing match, you might pick one of the two fighters to root for. An animal might also be described as a fighter: lions are natural fighters, and a fish struggling hard on the end of a hook is a fighter. Other fighters work heroically for a belief or ideal: "She was a fighter in the struggle for civil rights."
Definitions of fighter
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someone who fights (or is fighting)
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synonyms:
battler, belligerent, combatant, scrapper
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types:
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defender, withstander
a fighter who holds out against attack
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boxer, pugilist
someone who fights with his fists for sport
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brawler
a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
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butter
a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
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fencer, swordsman
someone skilled at fencing
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gladiator
(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
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gouger
an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
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gamecock, hell-kite, hell-rooster
someone who is a very fierce fighter
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mauler
a fighter who batters the opponent
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skirmisher
someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
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street fighter, tough
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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master, superior, victor
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
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grappler, matman, wrestler
combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
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bantamweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
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bantamweight
weighs 115-126 pounds
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slogger, slugger
a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
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conqueror, vanquisher
someone who is victorious by force of arms
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featherweight
weighs 126-139 pounds
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featherweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
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flyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds
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flyweight
weighs no more than 115 pounds
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heavyweight
a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
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heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
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junior featherweight
weighs no more than 122 pounds
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junior lightweight
weighs no more than 130 pounds
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junior middleweight
weighs no more than 154 pounds
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junior welterweight
weighs no more than 140 pounds
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light flyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds
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light heavyweight
a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds
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light heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds
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light middleweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds
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lightweight
a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
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lightweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
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light welterweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
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middleweight
a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
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middleweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
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gladiator, prizefighter
a professional boxer
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puncher
someone who delivers punches
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sparring mate, sparring partner
a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight
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palooka, stumblebum
a second-rate prize fighter
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sumo wrestler
a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling)
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super heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds
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welterweight
a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
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welterweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
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someone who fights for a cause
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a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
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synonyms:
attack aircraft, fighter aircraft
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types:
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interceptor
a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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kamikaze
a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
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stealth fighter
a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
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type of:
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aeroplane, airplane, plane
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
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military plane, warplane
an aircraft designed and used for combat
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interceptor
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