COMBATANT

combatant

(adjective) engaging in or ready for combat

combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

combatant (plural combatants)

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

Synonyms

• battler

• fighter

Adjective

combatant (comparative more combatant, superlative most combatant)

Contending; disposed to contend.

Involving combat.

Source: Wiktionary


Com"bat*ant, a. Etym: [F. combattant, p. pr.]

Definition: Contending; disposed to contend. B. Jonson.

Com"bat*ant, n. Etym: [F. combattant.]

Definition: One who engages in combat. "The mighty combatants." Milton. A controversy which long survived the original combatants. Macaulay

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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