1
as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
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as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly
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Recent Examples of fighter
On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters and the mob that followed them overran Kibbutz Nir Oz.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Saturday’s show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas is chock-full of fighters who need to win in the worst way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Saturday’s show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas is chock-full of fighters who need to win in the worst way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
Noun
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The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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After heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson bought some of Kani’s clothes, the designer’s career gained momentum.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine's delegation presented a championship belt from boxer Oleksandr Usyk, which Zelenskyy had promised to give Trump.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The defendant has been arrested multiple times for theft over the last 13 years, according to reports.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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His attorneys want to address any investigative statements by the FBI agent before her testimony, as well as the prosecutors’ assertion that the defendant could not be extradited from Israel.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Most of the civilians were killed by government soldiers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Captain America: The First Avenger on Disney+ Captain Marvel Vers (Brie Larson) is a soldier from the Kree Empire’s planet Hala.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The team also discovered a second new species of gladiator frog.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The plaintiffs seek to prevent the board from taking any action in its plan to split the district.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
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On Friday, the plaintiffs asked Judge Chuang to block DOGE representatives from combing through U.S.A.I.D. data and systems, as a method of short-term relief.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What's happening: The Royal Sonesta asked me to be one of four contestants for Greasing of the Poles.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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