fight

Old English

combat, struggle, battle

Variants:fightfecht

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About This Root

From Old English feohtan (to fight, combat), of West Germanic origin. A core Germanic word that forms compounds through combination: fighter, firefighter (one who fights fire), prizefighter (one who fights for prizes), and crime-fighting. The word retains its blunt, physical Anglo-Saxon character — no Latin euphemisms here.

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fight

to struggle using force; to work hard for something; a conflict

fighter

A person who fights; a fast military aircraft

firefighter

A person trained to put out fires

prizefighter

A professional boxer

crime-fighting

Relating to efforts to combat crime