fighter
/ˈfaɪtɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.32 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
noun
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.
noun
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.
noun
A participant in boxing or any martial art.
Example Sentences
- "Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter"
- "Task Force 42 consisted of almost two dozen main line spinships, including the carriers Olympus Shadow and Neptune Station. Each of these can launch more than a hundred fighters or ALRs."
- "I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence."
- "Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfaɪtɚ/
- British English: /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
fighter-bomber
fighter-interceptor
fighter plane
foo fighter
fighter jet
night fighter
stealth fighter
strike fighter