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foreign fighter

foreign fighter noun: a person who travels to a foreign country to engage in a war on the side of some polity other than their native country (which may or may not be engaged in that war).

Noun

foreign fighter (plural foreign fighters)

  1. a person who travels to a foreign country to engage in a war on the side of some polity other than their native country (which may or may not be engaged in that war)

Forms of foreign fighter

pluralforeign fighters

Questions about foreign fighter

What does foreign fighter mean?
Foreign fighter means a person who travels to a foreign country to engage in a war on the side of some polity other than their native country (which may or may not be engaged in that war).
What part of speech is foreign fighter?
Foreign fighter is a noun.
What is the plural of foreign fighter?
The plural of foreign fighter is foreign fighters.

Words near foreign fighter in the dictionary

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  8. foreign investment
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