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Gunshot vs Fighter - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between gunshot and fighter

is that gunshot is the act of discharging a firearm while fighter is a person who fights, a combatant.

gunshot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of discharging a firearm.
  • The sound made by a discharging firearm.
  • The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
  • * The Hind and the Panther , John Dryden
  • For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot .

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    fighter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who fights, a combatant.
  • A warrior; fighting soldier.
  • A pugnacious, competitive person.
  • A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
  • A boxer or participant in any martial art.
  • (colloquial) A firefighter
  • (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.
  • * 2004 , Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks (page 59)
  • Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.

    Derived terms

    * cage fighter * freedom fighter * prizefighter * (aircraft) fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, stealth fighter, strike fighter

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