Synonyms:
combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
Meaning: someone who fights (or is fighting)
Synonyms:
fighter, fighter_aircraft, attack_aircraft
Meaning: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
Synonyms:
champion, fighter, hero, paladin
Meaning: someone who fights for a cause
Usage examples
"MORD" LINCOLN, INDIAN FIGHTER
"Though he never sought a quarrel, young Pershing was known as 'a game fighter,' who never acknowledged defeat.
And there he was in great peril, for the giant was a wily fighter, but at last Sir Marhaus smote off his right arm above the elbow.
His fighter's reflexes bent his shoulders, curved his hands before him as he walked softly in balance, ready to spring in any direction.
How then will he who takes up a shield or other implement of war become a good fighter all in a day, whether with heavy-armed or any other kind of troops?