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 fighter jet's pilot was rescued within hours, but Bravo remained alone in the mountains of Iran for two days. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

If the idea is to promote toughness, Tyrel Bauer is a better fighter and plays on the right side, where Winnipeg may have room to start the season. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Sáenz, known in Nicaragua as El Chino Enoc, became a guerrilla fighter as a teenager in the 1970s and remained close to high-level Sandinista figures for decades. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

With Mortal Kombat now a successful film franchise, along comes a new big-screen take on its old arcade fighter rival. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026