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zero fighter

UK/ˈzɪəɹəʊ faɪ.tə(ɹ)/

zero fighter noun: a person who is unable to perform a single pull-up or chin-up.

Noun

zero fighter (plural zero fighters)

  1. (Singapore, slang) A person who is unable to perform a single pull-up or chin-up.
    • I was a zero fighter too before November last year. My dad installed a doorway bar and every time I did lots and lots of assisted pull-ups. A week later, I could pull one and could reach 4 by the end of the year.2004 October 30, “Help on Pull up!!!”, in SgForums (site), retrieved 18 Oct 2017
    • I used to be a zero fighter, which meant my chin-ups count was a mere zero – I couldn’t lift up my 72kg body up the bar when I first enlisted.2010 January 10, Sithu, “Chin up: How to increase your chin up reps?”, in NS'S DIGEST (blog), retrieved 18 Oct 2017

Examples of zero fighter in a sentence

  • Whether you are a zero fighter (you cannot do a single chin-up) or someone who can do enough to meet the IPPT gold standard, you will find a chin-up style suited to your current level of fitness.2010 November 2, “The Complete Chin-Up Guide”, in Men's Health, Singapore (site), archived from the original on 15 Jun 2017:
  • The memory of being mocked as a "zero fighter" still haunts me and motivates me to push the limit.2015 August 4, Joan Chew, The Straits Times, Singapore, retrieved 18 Oct 2017:

Forms of zero fighter

pluralzero fighters

Origin of zero fighter

From zero + fighter.

Questions about zero fighter

What does zero fighter mean?
Zero fighter means a person who is unable to perform a single pull-up or chin-up.
How do you use zero fighter in a sentence?
Whether you are a zero fighter (you cannot do a single chin-up) or someone who can do enough to meet the IPPT gold standard, you will find a chin-up style suited to your current level of fitness.
What part of speech is zero fighter?
Zero fighter is a noun.
How do you pronounce zero fighter?
Zero fighter is pronounced /ˈzɪəɹəʊ faɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of zero fighter?
The plural of zero fighter is zero fighters.

Words near zero fighter in the dictionary

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