fore-fightern.
Etymology: < fore- prefix + fighter n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: fore-ˈfighter.
rare.
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by position > [noun] > in front or vanguard
1883 A. Lang et al. tr. Homer iv. 79 Then the forefighters and glorious Hector yielded.
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