fighter ( gh silent), feghtare, feyghtare, fightere, fyghter

[A. S. feohtere; O. Fris. fiuchtere; O. H. Ger. fehtan; Dut. vechter.] One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. "You are a writer and I am a fighter, but here is a fellow Who could both write and fight." Long fellow: Courtship of Miles Standish , ii. fight-ing ( gh silent), *feghting, *feghtyng, *fightinge, *fightyng, *vightinge, pr . par ., a. . [FIGHT, ν.] A. As pr . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : 1. Fit or qualified for war; experienced or skilled IMG:content-1610.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1611.png:[blocks in formation] *fî'-gō, s . [FICO.] A fig.