different between prizefighter vs fighter

English

Etymology

See prizefight for origin; surface analysis is prize +? fighter or prizefight +? -er (“person, agent”).

Noun

prizefighter (plural prizefighters)

1. A professional boxer.

Related terms

• prizefight
• prizefighting
• prizing (obsolete)

English

Etymology

From Middle English fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fi?tare, fi?tere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fa?.t?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fa?t?/, [?fa????]
• Rhymes: -a?t?(r)

Noun

fighter (plural fighters)

1. A person who fights; a combatant.
2. A warrior; fighting soldier.
3. A pugnacious, competitive person.
4. (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
5. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
6. A boxer or participant in any martial art.
7. (colloquial) A firefighter.
8. (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.

Synonyms

• warrior, combatant, soldier

Derived terms

• cage fighter
• freedom fighter
• prizefighter
• (aircraft): fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, stealth fighter, strike fighter

Translations

See also

• combatant

Anagrams

• freight, refight