English noun: fighter |
1. | fighter (person) someone who fights (or is fighting) |
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| Synonyms | battler, belligerent, combatant, scrapper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | boxer, brawler, butter, defender, fencer, gamecock, gladiator, gouger, grappler, hell-kite, hell-rooster, master, matman, mauler, pugilist, skirmisher, street fighter, superior, swordsman, tough, victor, withstander, wrestler |
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2. | fighter (artifact) a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
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| Synonyms | attack aircraft, fighter aircraft |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aeroplane, airplane, military plane, plane, warplane |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | interceptor, kamikaze, stealth fighter |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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3. | fighter (person) someone who fights for a cause |
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| Synonyms | champion, hero, paladin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | defender, guardian, protector, shielder |
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