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fighter

[fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪ tər /
NOUN
person engaged in hostile encounter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assailant boxer champion combatant mercenary militant opponent soldier tanker warlord warrior
STRONG
GI aggressor antagonist battler belligerent brawler bruiser bully competitor contender contestant disputant duelist gladiator heavy pugilist rival scrapper slugger wildcat
WEAK
jouster person-at-arms punching bag serviceperson
Antonyms
WEAK
peacemaker

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Rare earths are a key ingredient in products ranging from smartphones to fighter jets, electric cars and wind turbines -- and increasingly for hardware powering the artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Peru's foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president's decision to stall a $3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Japan is working with the U.K. and Italy to design and build a new fighter plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A former Mig-29 fighter pilot and commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Air Force, his victory is impressive by Bulgarian standards, but does not give Progressive Bulgaria a strong enough mandate to govern alone.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Before anyone could say anything else, fighter jets started flying out of Zeke’s knee.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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