fighters

noun

plural of fighter
1
as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country

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2
as in boxers
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters

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3
as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly

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Recent Examples of fighters The militias said at least 20 fighters were killed in the attacks. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 July 2026 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined the United States in attacking fighters aligned with Iran, the Gulf state’s Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran, said in a statement released Wednesday that at least 20 of its fighters were killed and 32 wounded. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The director previously explored the world of female Kurdish fighters with the 2015 documentary The Women ISIS Fears. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2026 The difference is that the best fighters do not spend much time defending the mistake. — Aslak De Silva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 In a real conflict, their effectiveness would depend as much on supporting systems as on the fighters themselves. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Today, the company is still going strong, with dozens of fighters actively competing at shows across the region and numerous budding performers training at Supreme Pro Wrestling’s Yuba City academy. — Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Secondly, on a financial level, the tax position is different for both fighters if the fight takes place abroad. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighters
  1. soldiers
  2. boxers
  3. defendants
  4. warriors
  5. gladiators
  6. plaintiffs
  7. brawlers
  8. debaters
Noun
  • The soldiers killed in Jordan were identified by the Defense Department as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • With 18 deaths and nearly 100 soldiers injured, the Pentagon is also under pressure to address the impact to US troops.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of soldiers
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  • Next up, Average Joes versus NFL players, NHL players and pro boxers!
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • The sweatshirt-fabric robes modeled on boxers' cover-ups are a nice change up from the typical hotel offerings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of boxers
Noun
  • The negligence lawsuit names FDOT and 14 companies as defendants.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Emily Moreno and Zashin are the subjects of Miller’s defamation lawsuit, which alleged the defendants disseminated domestic abuse allegations that were then published by national and regional news outlets.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
Definition of defendants
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  • This place has a mysterious spiritual atmosphere, shaped by the idea of sacred cosmic energy and stories of warriors who gained supernatural powers through intense training.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In Tenet, warriors from the future punish the present because their world is ravaged by climate change caused by us, their ancestors.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of warriors
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  • She was seen Monday in New York wearing a plunging archival Alberta Ferretti minidress and Sophia Webster heeled gladiators.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Protected by the masks, the gladiators assume a secret identity and become national symbols.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of gladiators
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  • Several class actions were filed by broadcast reporters, podcasters, narrators, and voice actors against Google and other tech companies for using the plaintiffs’ voices to train their AI systems.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Government attorneys argue that the transfers don't violate the injunction because the judge didn't require the plaintiffs to be housed alongside cisgender female inmates or share common spaces with them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
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  • The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of brawlers
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  • The debaters themselves hold the incentive to say extreme statements to become a viral clip as well.
    — Vriti Shah, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Habitual debaters often blur these distinctions.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of debaters

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