Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soldier, especially a US soldier who is engaged or has engaged in combat.
- noun A person, especially a member of one of the US armed services deployed to an area of conflict, who is responsible for making decisions involving the use of military force.
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- noun US
soldier (especially United States soldiers)
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Examples
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These are gentle images of nature, but the micro vehicles would be used by what the research lab calls the "warfighter," to "improve total weapon agility."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"Our global presence gives us a rare insight into the requirements of the warfighter, which is invaluable and innovating for our customers."
unknown title 2011
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"Our global presence -- in-theatre with the troops in many cases -- gives us a rare insight into the requirements and future trends of the warfighter, which is invaluable to innovating agilely for our customers."
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In his "warfighter" speech, he argued that this country must continue to be willing to participate in the illegitimate use of violence as a means to combat the illegitimate use of violence of others.
Archive 2007-01-01 Garry 2007
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In his "warfighter" speech, he argued that this country must continue to be willing to participate in the illegitimate use of violence as a means to combat the illegitimate use of violence of others.
Repeat until Believable Garry 2007
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He noted that much of the research has a "tenuous connection to the warfighter or even our service people" and that funding had been "foisted upon the department by Congress."
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He noted that much of the research has a "tenuous connection to the warfighter or even our service people" and that funding had been "foisted upon the department by Congress."
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First, any captured American warfighter for the next century is going to be tortured.
Cheney: Investigating CIA interrogations a political move 2009
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If the program were cut short, they argued, "the promise of speed-of-light and extreme precision in the hands of the warfighter will disappear, as will the fragile industrial base that supports it."
Pentagon Loses War to Zap Airborne Laser From Budget Nathan Hodge 2011
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He noted that much of the research has a "tenuous connection to the warfighter or even our service people" and that funding had been "foisted upon the department by Congress."
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