fighter : Idioms & Phrases
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fighter aircraft
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noun a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
attack aircraft; fighter.
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fighter pilot
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noun a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
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fire fighter
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noun a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
firefighter; fire-eater; fireman.
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forest fire fighter
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noun an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
ranger; fire warden.
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freedom fighter
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noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
insurgent; rebel; insurrectionist.
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Prize fighter
- one who fights publicly for a reward; applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. Pope.
Webster 1913
stealth fighter
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noun a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
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street fighter
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noun a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
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noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough.
