Fighter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who fights (or is fighting)

a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belligerent combatant attack aircraft paladin hero champion battler fighter aircraft scrapper

Word Forms

combatant	adjective	engaging in or ready for combat
combat	verb	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
battle	verb	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
belligerent	adjective	engaged in war
fight	verb	fight against or resist strongly
scrap	verb	have a disagreement over something
champion	verb	protect or fight for as a champion
heroical	adjective	having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kämpfer

jemand, der kämpft (oder kämpft)

🇫🇷French

combattant

quelqu'un qui se bat (ou se bat)

🇪🇸Spanish

combatiente

alguien que pelea (o está peleando)

🇮🇹Italian

combattente

qualcuno che combatte (o sta combattendo)

🇳🇱Dutch

vechter

iemand die vecht (of vecht)

🇵🇹Portuguese

lutador

alguém que luta (ou está lutando)

🇷🇺Russian

боец

тот, кто борется (или борется)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

योद्धा

कोई व्यक्ति जो लड़ता है (या लड़ रहा है)

🇧🇩Bengali

যোদ্ধা

যে কেউ লড়াই করে (বা লড়াই করছে)

🇮🇳Tamil

போராளி

சண்டையிடும் (அல்லது சண்டையிடும்) ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోరాట యోధుడు

పోరాడే వ్యక్తి (లేదా పోరాడుతున్న)

🇮🇳Marathi

लढाऊ

कोणीतरी जो लढतो (किंवा लढत आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાઇટર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે લડે છે (અથવા લડે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ

ಹೋರಾಡುವ (ಅಥವಾ ಹೋರಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ) ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോരാളി

യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്ന (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോരാടുന്ന) ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੜਾਕੂ

ਕੋਈ ਜੋ ਲੜਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਾਂ ਲੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لڑاکا

کوئی جو لڑتا ہے (یا لڑ رہا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

战斗机

打架（或正在打架）的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ファイター

戦っている（または戦っている）人

🇰🇷Korean

전투기

싸우는 사람 (또는 싸우고 있는 사람)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiến binh

ai đó đang chiến đấu (hoặc đang chiến đấu)

🇹🇭Thai

นักสู้

คนที่ต่อสู้ (หรือกำลังต่อสู้)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pejuang

seseorang yang berkelahi (atau sedang berkelahi)

🇵🇭Filipino

manlalaban

isang taong nakikipaglaban (o nakikipaglaban)

🇲🇾Malay

pejuang

seseorang yang bergaduh (atau sedang bergaduh)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاتل

شخص يقاتل (أو يقاتل)

🇮🇷Persian

جنگنده

کسی که دعوا می کند (یا می جنگد)

🇹🇷Turkish

savaşçı

kavga eden (veya kavga eden) biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוֹחֶם

מישהו שנלחם (או נלחם)

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