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warfighter

warfighter noun: a servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.

Noun

warfighter (plural warfighters)

  1. (US, especially) A servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.
    • Near-synonyms: servicemember, warrior (each sometimes synonymous)
    • Training excellence inevitably returns to the leader— the warfighter. The warfighter is a special breed of soldier. From squad leader to corps commander, the warfighter knows how to fight on the battlefield.1986, Military Review, volume 66, page 11

Examples of warfighter in a sentence

  • Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) present many unique and challenging conditions for the warfighter.2011, Borko Furht, Handbook of Augmented Reality, page 681:
  • What will the future warfighter be like?2013, Peter Ramsaroop, Marion J. Ball, David Beaulieu, Advancing Federal Sector Health Care: A Model for Technology Transfer:
  • Military's Food Processing, Engineering & Technology Team is responsible for keeping warfighters fed and healthy in the field.2014 June 10, “Food to fuel warfighters”, in CNN:

Synonyms of warfighter

Forms of warfighter

pluralwarfighters

Origin of warfighter

From war + fighter.

Questions about warfighter

What does warfighter mean?
Warfighter means a servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.
How do you use warfighter in a sentence?
Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) present many unique and challenging conditions for the warfighter.
What part of speech is warfighter?
Warfighter is a noun.
What is the plural of warfighter?
The plural of warfighter is warfighters.

Words near warfighter in the dictionary

  1. warfarins
  2. Warfel
  3. Warfels
  4. Warfield
  5. Warfields
  6. warfighter
  7. warfighters
  8. warfighting
  9. warflation
  10. Warford
  11. Warfords

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