fighter

[ fahy-ter ]

/ ˈfaɪ tər /

a boxer; pugilist.

Military. an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft.

a person who fights, struggles, resists, etc.

a person with the will, courage, determination, ability, or disposition to fight, struggle, resist, etc.

an animal, as a dog, trained to fight or having the disposition to fight.

Origin of fighter

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fēohtere. See fight, -er¹

non·fight·er, noun

Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.

Newest U.S. Stealth Fighter ‘10 Years Behind’ Older Jets |Dave Majumdar |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Islamic State, or ISIS, claims it has shot down a Jordanian fighter jet and captured its pilot.

Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet? |Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Getting a first shot is one thing,” said a former Air Force fighter pilot with extensive experience with Russian weapons.

Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets |Dave Majumdar |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
American fighter planes are the fastest, most maneuverable jets in the world.

Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets |Dave Majumdar |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Reuters, for instance, reported flatly: “Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by fighter jet.”

Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS |Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I thought him a coward last night, but it looks as if he's a fighter when once he gets started.

The White Waterfall |James Francis Dwyer
Now, in one way, I like Merwell—he's a fighter and he doesn't care who knows it.

Dave Porter in the Far North |Edward Stratemeyer
They were rewarded by a third thundering flypast of the fighter planes.

And Then the Town Took Off |Richard Wilson
The spirit of the fighter who knows not fear flashed from his sombre blue eyes.

Dreamers of the Ghetto |I. Zangwill
The same open, bold countenance of the Admiral, the same frank and manly bearing, showed him to be a sailor and a fighter.

The Tory Maid |Herbert Baird Stimpson

fighter

/ (ˈfaɪtə) /

a person who fights, esp a professional boxer

a person who has determination

military an armed aircraft designed for destroying other aircraft