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Synonyms for fighter

  • noun

Most common

warrior champion hero paladin combatant battler

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Warrior

warrior, champion, hero, paladin

2. Combatant

combatant, battler, belligerent, scrapper

Other

attack aircraft, soldier, gladiator, flanker

Antonyms

quitter

All antonyms of fighter →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who fights; a combatant.

  2. n. 2

    A warrior; a fighting soldier.

Related words

Phrases
fighter jet jet fighter fighter aircraft freedom fighter fighter plane fighter ace fire fighter street fighter

Forms

Plural
fighters → warriors, champions, heroes, paladins…

Example sentences

  • hero At that time the snow plow was certainly our hero.
  • champion Last year’s champion was expected to win Wimbledon.
  • warrior The goddess gave the warrior a sword and a shield.
  • paladin I'm a rogue and Tom is a paladin.
  • combatant Ma'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fightersteady
herorising
championrising
warriorrising
paladinrising
combatantrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hero2
7 letters
soldier2, warrior3, paladin3, flanker, battler
8 letters
champion3, scrapper
9 letters
gladiator4, combatant3
11 letters
belligerent4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hero2 = 2 syllables).