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fighter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fighter

1 a person engaged in military service
  • the debate whether to send in more fighters
Synonyms of fighter

dogface, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, soldier, warrior
Words Related to fighter

servicewoman

cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon

doughboy, footman, foot soldier, infantryman

commando, raider

marine, ranger

artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, musketeer, rifleman

GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman

conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit

reservist
Antonyms of fighter

civilian
2 one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
  • a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
Synonyms of fighter

boxer, gladiator, prizefighter, pugilist
Words Related to fighter

slugger

bantamweight, cruiserweight, featherweight, flyweight, heavyweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, superheavyweight, welterweight
3 a person who takes part in a dispute
  • We kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly.
Synonyms of fighter

arguer, bickerer, brawler, debater, disputant, disputer, quarreler (or quarreller), scrapper, squabbler, wrangler
Words Related to fighter

advocate, codefendant, defendant, plaintiff, pleader

challenger, contender, contestant, skirmisher

fusser, nitpicker, pettifogger, quibbler

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