foreign fighter

noun

a person who travels to a foreign country to engage in a war on the side of some polity other than their native country (which may or may not be engaged in that war)

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Meanings

nounforeign fighter (plural foreign fighters)

plural foreign fighters

  1. a person who travels to a foreign country to engage in a war on the side of some polity other than their native country (which may or may not be engaged in that war)

Translations

Danish fremmedkriger
  • fremmedkrigerperson who independently fights in a war that doesn't directly affect their place of residence
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APA

foreign fighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20fighter

MLA

“foreign fighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20fighter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign fighter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20fighter.

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