Forefighter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A protector or defender; champion, warrior.

    "In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'."

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defender

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"In this shared resistance Arminius, the forefighter of Germany's political independence, states Ich habe gesiegt – 'I have prevailed'."

Etymology

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

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