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forefighter

forefighter noun: a protector or defender; champion, warrior.

Noun

forefighter (plural forefighters)

  1. A protector or defender; champion, warrior.
    • In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'.2006, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History, page 44

Forms of forefighter

pluralforefighters
alternative formfore-fighter

Origin of forefighter

From Middle English forfighter, forfyȝtere, equivalent to fore- + fighter.

Questions about forefighter

What does forefighter mean?
Forefighter means a protector or defender; champion, warrior.
What part of speech is forefighter?
Forefighter is a noun.
What is the plural of forefighter?
The plural of forefighter is forefighters.

Words near forefighter in the dictionary

  1. forefended
  2. forefending
  3. forefends
  4. forefield
  5. forefields
  6. forefighter
  7. forefighters
  8. forefin
  9. forefinger
  10. forefinger nail
  11. forefinger nails

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