Synonyms of fighter

fighter

noun

ˈfī-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warrior
• soldier
• marine
• raider
• trooper
• veteran
• serviceman
• ranger
• dragoon
• legionnaire
• knight
• recruit
• legionary
• combatant
• man-at-arms
• dogface
• musketeer
• partisan
• regular
• Confederate
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• champion
• guerrilla
• rifleman
• cavalier
• Continental
• archer
• commando
• conscript
• doughboy
• gunner
• artilleryman
• foot soldier
• GI
• paramilitary
• guardsman
• cannoneer
• militiaman
• servicewoman
• lancer
• irregular
• grunt
• spearman
• Federal
• footman
• counterguerrilla
• warhorse
• cuirassier
• jarhead
• reservist
• crossbowman
• draftee
• pikeman
• carabineer
• enrollee
• mortarman
• minuteman
• digger
• noncombatant
• lifer
• gendarme
• gallowglass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boxer
• gladiator
• pugilist
• prizefighter
• pug
• welterweight
• middleweight
• slugger
• heavyweight
• bantamweight
• featherweight
• lightweight
• flyweight
• palooka
• light heavyweight
• cruiserweight
• superheavyweight
• stumblebum

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defendant
• plaintiff
• brawler
• debater
• contestant
• scrapper
• disputant
• advocate
• arguer
• challenger
• disputer
• quarreler
• bickerer
• squabbler
• wrangler
• argufier
• skirmisher
• codefendant
• contender
• pleader
• quibbler
• nitpicker
• pettifogger
• fusser

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fighter

The 6-foot and 6-inch fighter met the 5-foot and 2-inch actor at a party in 2008. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Soon after that, some fighters laid down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony in northern Iraq, where the group is based, and withdrew some fighters from key locations in Turkey to Iraq. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

While there was no doubt who the better fighter was after 25 minutes of action, UFC analyst Joe Rogan thinks the champ made a mistake at the end of the bout. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

And actually our poll this morning shows that Democratic voters overall are looking for fighters, or people who are certainly promising to do so. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026