Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun street_fighter

2 senses of street fighter

Sense 1
street fighter -- (a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods)
       => rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender -- (the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing")

Sense 2
street fighter, tough -- (someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing)
       => combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper -- (someone who fights (or is fighting))