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Meanings of fighter in English

Russian
истребители
Portuguese
caça interceptador
Spanish
avión de caza
Catalan
caces
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Aircraft class designed to engage other aircraft in air-to-air combat.

Related terms
истребители
Portuguese
lutadora
Catalan
lluitador
Spanish
guerrero

Someone who fights (or is fighting)

lutadora
Portuguese
herói
Catalan
lluitador
Spanish
héroe

Someone who fights for a cause.

herói

This video presents the marketing strategies of Oxfam with the slogan "Be an Oxfam fighter".

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Examples for "hero"
Examples for "hero"
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Not exactly a case of one bound and our hero was free.
The Irish Times
2
Today, the World Health Organisation wants you to be a silent hero.
The Guardian
3
No doubt the young man was already thinking of a hero's welcome.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
4
A hero: Sir Richard Bolitho's friend and his right arm, they said.
Sword of Honour
5
You will return home to a hero's welcome and a grateful nation.
Beautiful assassin
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Dennis said on Eurosport: It's a dream come true being world champion.
The Guardian
2
The goal: to champion the causes and people creating a brighter future.
News.com.au
3
He's absolutely done it in a perfect way, said the triple champion.
Reuters
4
The funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae takes place today.
The Irish Times
5
Fashion designer Denise L'Estrange-Corbet wants to promote and champion New Zealand-made products.
Radio NZ
1
The luxury of the Court paled before that of the paladin's house.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
2
The adventures which he relates of himself are those of a paladin.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
3
The paladin beheld with wonder what seemed a lake of spilled milk.
Legends of Charlemagne
4
The paladin fought with everything he had, but it was not enough.
Arthas: rise of the lich king
5
Throwing off his disguise after reaching Luxemburg, the youthful paladin stood confessed.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 24: 1576-77
Usage of fighter in English
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He knows I am a good fighter and that's his main concern.
The Guardian
2
He could be good company, and he was a good fighter, too.
All together dead
3
The Free Syrian Army fighter on the left was wounded moments later.
Reuters
4
Earlier this year, Amgen began selling Xgeva and cholesterol-fighter Repatha in China.
Reuters
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They feel weak, so they support Gaddafi, said the young rebel fighter.
Reuters
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He had the reputation of being the hardest fighter in the country.
The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
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After all, fighter jets today are used mostly for surveillance and reconnaissance.
Wired
8
Soviet fighter regiments began operating from this new base within twenty-four hours.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
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Chief Buthelezi said about his confidante and colleague: He was a fighter.
The South African
10
In that time the Bray fighter fought on average every 66 days.
The Irish Times
11
Another Groucho display for the great crime fighter, and our host withdrew.
Grave Secrets
12
They have, by far, the best fighter pilots in the known galaxy.
To Honor You Call Us
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The area had long served as a training base for fighter pilots.
Gravity
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The U.S. military says Moscow has sent fighter jets to support them.
Reuters
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The bomber was later identified as an Islamic State fighter, Nabil Fadli.
The Guardian
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The good news for the fighter program typically comes with buried caveats.
Wired