fighter

Noun
  1. Someone who fights (or is fighting) (synset 109958771)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • defender, withstander - a fighter who holds out against attack
    • boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport
    • brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
    • butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
    • fencer, swordsman - someone skilled at fencing
    • gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
    • gouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
    • gamecock, hell-kite, hell-rooster - someone who is a very fierce fighter
    • mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent
    • skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
    • street fighter, tough - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
    • master, superior, victor - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
    • grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
    same as: battler, belligerent, combatant, scrapper
  2. A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air (synset 103339975)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • interceptor - a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
    • kamikaze - a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
    • stealth fighter - a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
    same as: attack aircraft, fighter aircraft
  3. Someone who fights for a cause (synset 109925991)
    is a type of: defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
    same as: champion, hero, paladin

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