fighter (n.)

  1. someone who fights (or is fighting)

    [ Syn: combatant , battler , belligerent , scrapper ]

  2. a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

    [ Syn: fighter aircraft , fighter aircraft , attack aircraft , attack aircraft ]

  3. someone who fights for a cause

    [ Syn: champion , hero , paladin ]

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