street fighter

collocation in English

meaningsofstreetandfighter

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfighterorstreet.
street
noun[C]
uk
/striːt/us
/striːt/
a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or ...
See more atstreet
fighter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tər/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against ...
See more atfighter

(Definition ofstreetandfighterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstreet fighter

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
He will make his own educated guess as a seasonedstreetfighterwho is determined to win elections.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is also astreetfighterand it is unknown if he has trained in martial art styles.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Without philosophy and mental maturity, a martial artist is just merely a trainedstreetfighter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Topher, as he was called by his peers, was an experienced tournament (both full-contact and point system) andstreetfighter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Using his background as a trained dancer, boxer andstreetfighter, he carried the art form into its highest level of expression.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
His skills as counsel were described as being that of a very elegantstreetfighter, swift and deceptive.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She is an excellentstreetfightercapable of taking on several armed assailants and incapacitating them without being injured herself.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Unsatisfied with film fighting, he competes as astreetfighterto hone his skills.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He also learned how to become a capablestreetfighter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Skippy was known as a toughstreetfighterwith nerves of steel.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Graziano grew up as astreetfighterand learned to look after himself before he could read or write.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Lenny admired his great-uncle thereafter and when he became astreetfighterhe said that he considered every victory to be won on behalf of his vulnerable younger self.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Bas had thatstreetfightermentality.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Scientists will be robust street fighters in the defence of the science base during the short time before the next election.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Lastly, we have seen look-out posts and messengers used to ferry instructions to the street fighters, backed up by citizen band radio.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Urban street fighters generally have several dogs chained in back-yards, often behind privacy fences, or in basements or garages.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As a result, they became and remain a popular starting point for street fighters and customs.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They were known as troublemakers and street fighters, and there were several rocker groups.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofstreet
Go to the definition offighter
See other collocations withfighter
See other collocations withstreet