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

If developed into a missile seeker, the technology could offer another way to track stealth fighters beyond visual range. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Turkey for years battled Turkish Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq before agreeing this year to a peace deal. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Once the sun rose, a lone Halifax bomber wouldn’t last long against German fighters. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Over the weekend, TPLF fighters captured the key strategic town of Erebti in the northern Afar region, a commander told The Associated Press on Monday. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

More than 14,000 fighters laid down their weapons as a result of the agreement that ended five decades of guerrilla warfare. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The United States and its allies still need exquisite aircraft, nuclear submarines, fifth-generation stealth fighters, and other high-end capabilities. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost regional state. — Samuel Getachew, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost regional state. — Samuel Getachew, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026