street fighter

noun

A person who regularly fights in the streets.

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Meanings

nounstreet fighter (plural street fighters)

plural street fighters · alternative streetfighter

  1. A person who regularly fights in the streets.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

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Translations

Dutch straatvechter, straatvechtster
  • straatvechterperson who fights in the streets
  • straatvechtsterperson who fights in the streets
Finnish katutappelija
  • katutappelijaperson who fights in the streets
German Straßenkämpfer, Straßenkämpferin
  • Straßenkämpferperson who fights in the streets
  • Straßenkämpferinperson who fights in the streets
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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