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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2
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
Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Dwayne Johnson plays pioneer UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, the movie from Independent Spirit Award-winner writer-director Benny Safdie.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The report also said Air Force fighters probably would not have found and reached the aircraft in time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In February 2018, when 200 Russian Wagner fighters attacked U.S. special forces in Syria, Trump launched airstrikes that devastated Wagner.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Dwayne Johnson plays pioneer UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, the movie from Independent Spirit Award-winner writer-director Benny Safdie.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The report also said Air Force fighters probably would not have found and reached the aircraft in time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In February 2018, when 200 Russian Wagner fighters attacked U.S. special forces in Syria, Trump launched airstrikes that devastated Wagner.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
Noun
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Those involve besting a fellow warrior in battle.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dek is the weakest link in his warrior family, and the arrival of their father cements that fact; there is no sentimentality here as the elder predator orders Kwei to kill his brother and be done with him.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Here's everything to know about legendary boxer Christy Martin and her real story being told in the film Christy.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit also names Diddy’s longtime attorney Kenneth Meiselas as a co-defendant.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The issue could be addressed at Bolton’s next hearing on November 21, and the outcome may shape how future courts balance defendants’ access needs against strict national security requirements.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Israeli military retrieved the body of another soldier who was killed in the 2014 war.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just off the Gregory House, a trail leads to the Hammock Landing Battery, where Confederate soldiers guarded the river from attack, protecting their manufacturing hub in Columbus, Georgia.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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In this alternate history, set around six months after the events of War of the Damned, Ashur is rewarded by the Republic for helping crush the slave rebellion and given control of the gladiator school previously owned by Batiatus.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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Quintessential Kurt Geiger styles including the Islington sneaker and the Octavia gladiator sandal also get the holiday treatment with jeweled embellishments.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Federal judge Julia Kobick in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Administration from enforcing the policy against Orr and six other individual plaintiffs in April.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The plaintiffs want the benefits to be fully funded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Paul returned to the ring in June against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, son of the legendary Mexican brawler.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Curtis and Kirk were indeed to be found on opposite ends of virtually every hot-button cultural issue on which the latter made his name as a debater and provocateur.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her debaters warned of a slippery slope.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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