"fightere" meaning in Middle English

See fightere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfixtər(ə)/, /ˈfɛxtər/, /ˈfæi̯xtər/ (note: Northern, Northwest Midland)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English feohtere; by surface analysis, fighten (“to fight”) + -ere (agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|feohtere|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English feohtere, {{inh+|enm|ang|feohtere}} Inherited from Old English feohtere, {{surf|enm|fighten|-ere|id2=agentive|nocap=1|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to fight}} by surface analysis, fighten (“to fight”) + -ere (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} fightere, {{enm-noun}} fightere (plural fighteres) Forms: fighteres [plural], fighter [alternative], figthere [alternative], fiȝter [alternative], fiȝttere [alternative], fyȝttere [alternative, Kent], ffihtere [alternative], feghtare [alternative], feyghtare [alternative], fegher [alternative], feghtere [alternative], fechtar [alternative]
  1. A soldier or combatant; a person in combat.
    Sense id: en-fightere-enm-noun-PYlKCW5Z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chickens Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 21 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 29 21 Disambiguation of Chickens: 26 21 26 27
  2. A brawler or ruffian; a combative or violent person.
    Sense id: en-fightere-enm-noun-IgkIpCd1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chickens, Violence Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 21 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 29 21 Disambiguation of Chickens: 26 21 26 27 Disambiguation of Violence: 22 43 20 15
  3. A supporter or champion of a cause.
    Sense id: en-fightere-enm-noun-PUDzkKk8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chickens Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 38 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 22 17 40 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 21 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 29 21 Disambiguation of Chickens: 26 21 26 27
  4. (rare) A gamecock; a rooster in a cockfight. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fightere-enm-noun-ZYRl-Iq8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chickens Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 21 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 23 29 21 Disambiguation of Chickens: 26 21 26 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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