"fighters" in the noun sense
1. combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
someone who fights (or is fighting)
2. fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft
a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
3. champion, fighter, hero, paladin
someone who fights for a cause
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