street fighter

noun

: a tough belligerent person

a political street fighter

Examples of street fighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And considering the fact that Undertaker has appeared as a wizard, a biker, a street fighter, and an undead zombie throughout his WWE career, this kind of finish is more than welcome. —Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025

Populists who preferred a street fighter to a statesman; a domestic industrialist to a free trader; a quasi-isolationist to an internationalist. —David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025

Daniels and Lawless, standing behind him with a crowd of people, were both struck in the chest while the street fighter was hit in the arm. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024

And Tyler Boyd is somebody that is just a bit of a street fighter, and all the big moments and all those clutch third-down conversions he’s been making for this team all season long. —Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for street fighter

• exciter
• firefighter
• igniter
• lamplighter
• reciter
• screenwriter
• scriptwriter
• songwriter
• sportswriter
• typewriter
• biter
• brighter