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: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
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the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California.
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Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
For more than a month after she was tortured and gang-raped by seven Sudanese paramilitary fighters last July, Rania said nothing to anyone.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
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Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
For more than a month after she was tortured and gang-raped by seven Sudanese paramilitary fighters last July, Rania said nothing to anyone.
—Violet Ikong, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighter. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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fighter
noun
fight·er
ˈfīt-ər 
: one that fights:
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: a fast airplane armed with weapons for destroying enemy aircraft
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