Home › Words › W › warfighterwarfighterwarfighter means A servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.EtymologyFrom war + fighter.nounA servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.e.g.“Near-synonyms: servicemember, warrior (each sometimes synonymous)”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.warfarer 70% match — Someone engaged in warfare; a warrior. vs warfighter →cyberwarrior 65% match — A participant in cyberwarfare. vs warfighter →battlefielder 64% match — A player of the Battlefield series of first-person shooter video games. vs warfighter →warmaker 63% match — One who wages war. vs warfighter →warmate 62% match — Someone with whom one wages war; a military comrade. vs warfighter →battler 59% match — One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general. vs warfighter →rifleman 59% match — A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon. vs warfighter →warbird 59% match — A warplane. vs warfighter →