fighter
noun [C] (AIRCRAFT) /ˈfaɪ.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
› a small, fast military aircraft used for chasing and destroying enemy aircraft: a fighter plane/aircraft a fighter pilotThe Air Force
(Definition of fighter noun (AIRCRAFT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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