b
: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
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Examples of fighter in a Sentence
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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The fire, believed to have been triggered by fireworks, broke out on Friday night and devoured nearly 300,000 square metres of the island’s pine forest before fire fighters doused the flames early on Saturday.
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Reuters, CNN, 27 June 2024
Van Helsing is turning crime fighter in a new series in development at CBS.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The objective is to turn them into fearsome fighters operating in the dangerous VRAEM region, an area plagued by various armed groups, guarding their coca plants and engaged in narcotics trafficking.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 June 2024
The issue lay dormant until Soviet MiG-23 fighter aircraft were discovered in Cuba in 1978.
—Jeffrey H. Smith, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 27 June 2024
Van Helsing is turning crime fighter in a new series in development at CBS.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The objective is to turn them into fearsome fighters operating in the dangerous VRAEM region, an area plagued by various armed groups, guarding their coca plants and engaged in narcotics trafficking.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 June 2024
The issue lay dormant until Soviet MiG-23 fighter aircraft were discovered in Cuba in 1978.
—Jeffrey H. Smith, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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fighter
noun
fight·er
ˈfīt-ər 
: one that fights:
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: a fast airplane armed with weapons for destroying enemy aircraft
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