fighter
noun
Simple meaning
A person who takes part in a battle or competition.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fyterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who fights (or is fighting)
A warrior; a fighting soldier.
A participant in boxing or any martial art.
A pugnacious, competitive person.
A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
colloquial
A firefighter.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who fights (or is fighting)
Used this way, fighter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?
Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Someone who fights (or is fighting).
Someone who fights for a cause.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air.
A military or naval pilot of fighter planes.
A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest.
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).
A fighter that is difficult to detect by radar.
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