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μαχητής
fighter (warrior, combatant) /ma.xiˈtis/
nounB2#2541 most common
Also: warrior, combatant, activist (figurative, e.g. 'fighter' against illness or injustice)
Example sentences
Ο μαχητής είναι δυνατός.
The fighter is strong.
Ο μαχητής πολεμάει για την πατρίδα του.
The fighter fights for his homeland.
Οι μαχητές της αντίστασης έκρυβαν όπλα στο δάσος.
The resistance fighters hid weapons in the forest.
Ο νεαρός μαχητής τραυματίστηκε στη μάχη αλλά συνέχισε να πολεμά.
The young fighter was wounded in battle but kept fighting.
Παρά τις αντίξοες συνθήκες, ο μαχητής της ελευθερίας δεν εγκατέλειψε ποτέ τον αγώνα του.
Despite the harsh conditions, the freedom fighter never gave up his struggle.
Η ιστορία θα θυμάται τους μαχητές εκείνης της εποχής ως ανθρώπους που θυσιάστηκαν για ιδανικά μεγαλύτερα από τους ίδιους.
History will remember the fighters of that era as people who sacrificed themselves for ideals larger than themselves.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο μαχητής | οι μαχητές |
| Genitive | του μαχητή | των μαχητών |
| Accusative | τον μαχητή | τους μαχητές |
| Vocative | μαχητή | μαχητές |
Word family
μάχηbattle, fight
μάχομαιto fight, to battle
μαχητικόςcombative, fighting (spirit)
άμαχοςcivilian, non-combatant
Etymology
Μαχητής comes from the verb μάχομαι, meaning to fight, plus the agent suffix -τής, which turns a verb into a word for the person who does the action. So the word literally means one who fights. The root of μάχομαι itself is debated among scholars, but it is often linked to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to be able or to have power. The word has been used since ancient Greek for soldiers and combatants, and today it also covers figurative fighters, such as activists or people struggling against illness.
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