Old English feohtere; agent noun from fight (v.). Compare Dutch vechter, German Fechter. Old English also had feohtling in this sense. Meaning "fast military airplane used for combat" is from 1917.
实用例句
1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.
道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。
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2. Workers at the plant build the F-16 jet fighter.
这个工厂的工人建造F-16喷气式战斗机。
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3. The fighter believes he can still regain some of his old magic.
这位斗士相信自己仍然可以恢复从前的一些魔力。
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4. Five leading fighter pilots have been captured and paraded before the media.
有5名一流的战斗机飞行员被俘，并被在媒体上曝光。
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5. He is something of a fighter, and will certainly want to win.
