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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of fighter
Lewis Tan led the first film as Cole Young, an MMA fighter facing off against Outworld enemies in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
Bedouin tribal fighters were involved in clashes with Druze groups on the western edges of the city on Saturday.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The message from Allison III to his fighters is a familiar one.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Law enforcement spoke to one dog fighter who allegedly admitted to being at an event at Wilson’s home on May 17.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025
Bedouin tribal fighters were involved in clashes with Druze groups on the western edges of the city on Saturday.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The message from Allison III to his fighters is a familiar one.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Law enforcement spoke to one dog fighter who allegedly admitted to being at an event at Wilson’s home on May 17.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
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In that story, Kara is approached by galactic warrior Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who asks for help hunting down those who killed her father and destroyed her world.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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In a futuristic and extremely crime-ridden Detroit, cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is killed in the line of duty and brought back as a cyborg warrior by a shady corporation.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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One of the youngest boxers to ever make their professional debut was Wilfred Benítez, who did so at the age of 15 in 1958.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 15 Instagram video of a female boxer helping her doggy sibling escape from the kennel to go back to breeding.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The Keefe Commissary Network and its parent company Keefe Group were defendants alongside Tarrant County.—
Cody Copeland
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gadd is unable to speak about the case for legal reasons despite not being named as a defendant.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The victim was a 20-year-old American soldier stationed in West Germany, Edward Pimental, for whom the group set a murderous honeytrap.—
Katja Hoyer,
semafor.com,
19 July 2025
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The film follow three parallel stories—land, sea and air—as Allied soldiers (led by Fionn Whitehead), a civilian boat captain (Mark Rylance) and an RAF pilot (Tom Hardy) each play their part in the daring evacuation from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940 during World War II.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The package, with a photograph of a masked gladiator on the wrapping, was found after 8 p.m. near mile marker 79.5 in Upper Matecumbe Key, according to the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue
July 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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The Colosseum dates back to 72 A.D. and was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire, a place where thousands gathered to watch gladiators fight.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The plaintiffs were mostly former employees, but some included students who said they were fraudulently enrolled.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The plaintiffs—including employee unions, contractor groups, and humanitarian organizations—argued that the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle USAID violated the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and statutory limits on executive power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Now, a new documentary explores whether the contestants, who tried to lose as much weight as possible, were positively or negatively impacted by the competition.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Bananas, who's won the show more than any other player, will return in the upcoming season of the franchise, which will feature seasoned contestants and some rookies.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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