Kilo Lingo

/ˈfaɪtə/

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Translation

A person who fights, such as a boxer; also a person who never gives up.

Word origin

Formed from fight plus the ending -er; Old English feohtan meant to fight.

Origin
Old English
Root
feohtan
English cognates
fight

Examples

boxing .

A fighter here is someone who boxes or fights in sport.

; .

Here "fighter" means a person who never gives up.

.

Boxers touch gloves to show respect before they fight.

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This word is part of lesson 42.