fighter
//ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)//
Forms
- Plural
- fighters
Definitions
1.A person who fights; a combatant.
- You have always been a fighter.
- I've always been a fighter.
2.A warrior; a fighting soldier.
- You have always been a fighter.
- I've always been a fighter.
3.A pugnacious, competitive person.
- You have always been a fighter.
- I've always been a fighter.
4.A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
- You have always been a fighter.
- I've always been a fighter.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2985
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere.
Equivalent to fight + -er.