| fighter | |
| 1. n. A person who fights; a combatant. | |
| 2. n. A warrior; fighting soldier. | |
| 3. n. A pugnacious, competitive person. | |
| 4. n. (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness. | |
| 5. n. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground target | |
| 6. n. A boxer or participant in any martial art. | |
| 7. n. (colloquial) A firefighter | |
| 8. n. (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat. | |
