forefighter

F4O1R1E1F4I1G2H4T1E1R1

noun

A protector or defender; champion, warrior.

OriginMiddle English forfighter →
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Meanings

nounforefighter (plural forefighters)

plural forefighters · alternative fore-fighter

  1. A protector or defender; champion, warrior.

    In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'.

    2006, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History, page 44

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
defender

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforfighter
  2. Englishforefighter

From Middle English forfighter, forfyȝtere, equivalent to fore- + fighter.

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APA

forefighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forefighter

MLA

“forefighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forefighter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forefighter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forefighter.

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