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combatant
/ ˈkʌm-; ˈkɒmbətənt /
noun
- a person or group engaged in or prepared for a fight, struggle, or dispute
adjective
- engaged in or ready for combat
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Other Words From
- precom·batant noun
- uncom·batant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of combatant1
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Example Sentences
But Broyles is too good here, and admits that women too feel the pull of war by being exposed to it, even as a non-combatant.
It is immaterial if the infidel is a combatant or a civilian.
He was captured by Afghans responding to leaflets distributed by the U.S. promising $5,000 per combatant.
Of most interest are the English-speaking narrator and a masked American-accented combatant featured in the film.
Both my combatant and I claimed that the other was at fault.
The boats were then pulled close to one another, and each combatant endeavoured to push his antagonist into the water.
In one minute from the signal for retreat the top of the hill did not contain a single painted combatant.
General Lee simply said the town was non-combatant; that he would not occupy it, nor would he allow any one else to occupy it.
As a combatant, a warrior, a reformer, his person and character somewhat change.
How strange that such an encounter did take place sooner than either white or red combatant dreamed!
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