fighter : Idioms & Phrases


fighter aircraft

  • noun a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
    attack aircraft; fighter.
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fighter pilot

  • noun a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
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fire fighter

  • noun a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
    firefighter; fire-eater; fireman.
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forest fire fighter

  • noun an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
    ranger; fire warden.
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freedom fighter

  • noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
    insurgent; rebel; insurrectionist.
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Prize fighter

  • one who fights publicly for a reward; applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. Pope.
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stealth fighter

  • noun a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
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street fighter

  • noun a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
  • noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
    tough.
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