Synonyms of fighters

fighters

noun

plural of fighter

1

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service

the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soldiers
• warriors
• marines
• raiders
• troopers
• veterans
• servicemen
• rangers
• recruits
• dragoons
• legionaries
• legionnaires
• knights
• regulars
• men-at-arms
• combatants
• partisans
• dogfaces
• musketeers
• Confederates
• infantrymen
• conscripts
• cavalrymen
• guerrillas
• cavaliers
• riflemen
• militiamen
• servicewomen
• archers
• artillerymen
• commandos
• doughboys
• foot soldiers
• guardsmen
• gunners
• paramilitaries
• champions
• cuirassiers
• cannoneers
• lancers
• crossbowmen
• Continentals
• spearmen
• GIs
• pikemen
• grunts
• noncombatants
• irregulars
• footmen
• carabineers
• minutemen
• draftees
• reservists
• enrollees
• jarheads
• Federals
• warhorses
• gendarmes
• mortarmen
• diggers
• lifers
• counterguerrillas
• gallowglasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

2

as in boxers

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

• boxers
• gladiators
• pugilists
• prizefighters
• pugs
• heavyweights
• welterweights
• sluggers
• middleweights
• bantamweights
• palookas
• lightweights
• featherweights
• flyweights
• light heavyweights
• cruiserweights
• stumblebums
• superheavyweights

3

as in defendants

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

• defendants
• plaintiffs
• brawlers
• debaters
• contestants
• disputants
• advocates
• scrappers
• disputers
• arguers
• challengers
• squabblers
• bickerers
• quarrelers
• wranglers
• argufiers
• codefendants
• pleaders
• contenders
• skirmishers
• quibblers
• nitpickers
• pettifoggers
• fussers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fighters

The communication drills are intended to encourage first-line fighters to be more self-reliant and effective in battle, experts say. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Eventually, the fighters abandoned him because of it, and he was later brought to the youth facility. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces stated that the strikes killed 20 and wounded 32 of their fighters. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The militias said at least 20 fighters were killed in the attacks. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 July 2026

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined the United States in attacking fighters aligned with Iran, the Gulf state’s Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran, said in a statement released Wednesday that at least 20 of its fighters were killed and 32 wounded. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 July 2026

The director previously explored the world of female Kurdish fighters with the 2015 documentary The Women ISIS Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2026

In a real conflict, their effectiveness would depend as much on supporting systems as on the fighters themselves. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026