- feohtere
- m (-es/-as) fighter
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
feohtere
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Fighter — Fight er (f[imac]t [ e]r), n. [AS. feohtere.] 1. One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A boxer; a pugilist. [PJC] 3. A person with the determination and will to persist through great difficulty to achieve a goal; one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fighter — /fuy teuhr/, n. 1. a boxer; pugilist. 2. Mil. an aircraft designed to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in the air and to protect bomber aircraft. 3. a person who fights, struggles, resists, etc. 4. a person with the will, courage,… … Universalium
fighter — O.E. feohtere; see FIGHT (Cf. fight). Cf. Ger. Fechter. Meaning fast military airplane used for combat is from 1917 … Etymology dictionary
