Wiktionary

forefighter

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English forfighter, forfyȝtere, equivalent to fore- +‎ fighter.

Noun edit

forefighter (plural forefighters)

  1. A protector or defender; champion, warrior.
    • 2006, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History, page 44:
      In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=forefighter&oldid=63612776"