b
: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
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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Its military said several Pakistani military targets were struck as a result of multiple Pakistani attacks on 26 locations using drones and fighter planes.
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Hours earlier, India and Pakistan both carried out strikes using drones and missiles fired from fighter jets in a major escalation of the conflict.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Reuters reported that the U.S. strikes reduced the number of missiles and drones the Houthis could launch and eliminated significant numbers of its mid-tier fighters.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
There is a strong similarity to what happened in 2019, when Indian troops were killed in Pulwama by a young suicide bomber, and then Indian Air Force fighter jets tried to strike a seminary in Balakot, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Hours earlier, India and Pakistan both carried out strikes using drones and missiles fired from fighter jets in a major escalation of the conflict.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Reuters reported that the U.S. strikes reduced the number of missiles and drones the Houthis could launch and eliminated significant numbers of its mid-tier fighters.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
There is a strong similarity to what happened in 2019, when Indian troops were killed in Pulwama by a young suicide bomber, and then Indian Air Force fighter jets tried to strike a seminary in Balakot, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighter. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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