fighters
Those who brawl
Fighters are people or things that fight.
The word often describes combat aircraft designed for air-to-air engagement: The squadron scrambled its fighters.
It also means someone who struggles against adversity with determination: She's a fighter—she won't give up.
In combat sports, fighters are boxers, wrestlers, or martial artists who compete professionally.
Armed forces member
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- vikingMedieval Nordic raider
- knightHonored mounted soldier
berserker · commando · legionnaire · centurion · infantry · raider · paladin · ronin
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
taekwondo · MMA · UFC · pugilist · brawler · grappler · sparring · contender
Forced fluid stream
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
cockpit · pilot · ace · sortie · escort · stealth · F-16 · Spitfire
Biased toward one side
- insurgentOne who revolts
- rebelAuthority defier
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- activistVigorous cause champion
underground · liberation · defiance · uprising · struggle · opposition · saboteur · revolutionary
soldier
Armed forces member
knight · berserker · commando · legionnaire · centurion · infantry · raider · paladin · ronin · musketeer
boxing
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
karate · taekwondo · MMA · UFC · pugilist · brawler · grappler · sparring · contender · challenger
jet
Forced fluid stream
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
dogfight · cockpit · pilot · ace · sortie · escort · stealth · F-16 · Spitfire · Mustang
partisan
Biased toward one side
activist · underground · liberation · defiance · uprising · struggle · opposition · saboteur · revolutionary · freedom
karate
Japanese unarmed combat discipline
aikido · jiujitsu · capoeira · sambo · silat · hapkido · wushu · savate · dojo · sensei
brave
Showing courage despite fear
- courageousShowing bravery under threat
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
gallant · bold · intrepid · dauntless · stalwart · resolute · undaunted · lionhearted · daring · steadfast
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- US MilitaryArmy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Pentagon, West Point
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
- armed forcesarmy, military, soldiers, troops, marines
- martial artistsmartial artists, masters, senseis, instructors, black belts
- military aircraftF-16, F-18, bomber, F-35, A-10
fighterspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · peacekeepers · doves · mediators · diplomats
fighterscivilians
Non-military population
victims · refugees · noncombatants · wounded · innocents
fightersquitters
People who stop persisting
surrenderers · defeatists · cowards · capitulators · pushovers
- fighter jetArmed military aircraft
- fighter planeMilitary aircraft for combat
- freedom fightersArmed opponents of oppression
- fighter pilotAirborne military combatant
- crime fighterOne who combats lawbreaking
- cage fighterEnclosed-arena combat sport athlete
fighter, firefighter, prizefighter, fighter's, streetfighter