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# fighter

«fighter» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who fights, for example in boxing or martial…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a fighter, fighters)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fighter is a person who fights, for example in boxing or martial arts, or in a war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#m1)

2) A fighter is someone who does not give up and keeps trying hard against problems or illness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#m2)

3) A fighter (fighter plane, fighter jet) is a small fast military aeroplane made to attack other aircraft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#m3)

4) A firefighter is a person whose job is to put out fires. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news it tells the reader that someone is brave or tough, or that someone hits others. Praise use: "She's a real fighter" about a sick person or an athlete who never quits. In history lessons about wars you meet fighter planes and «freedom fighters». Phrases: «a born fighter», «a street fighter», «fighter pilot», «firefighter», «freedom fighter».

### examples

- The boxer was a strong fighter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x1)
- Grandad was ill for months, but he's a real fighter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x2)
- Two fighter jets flew low over the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x3)
- The firefighters put out the fire in ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x4)
- Sam wasn't a fighter; he hated hitting anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x5)
- My little sister is a fighter and never gives up at chess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x6)
- The fighter pilot landed the plane safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x7)
- They were savage fighters and hunters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/#x8)

### note

Countable noun; formed from «fight» + -er (one who fights). «Firefighter» is one word and is the modern name for a fireman or firewoman. Calling someone «a fighter» can be praise (does not give up) or a worry (gets into fights); the context tells you which.

### In the corpora

- [And that's the gallant Water Rat, a terrible fighter, walking along o' him!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/33/)
- [A crowd watching a fight makes it harder for the fighters to stop, because nobody wants to lose face.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/393-bystanders/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fighter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.