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View usage for: (kɒmbətənt, US kəmbæt-) Word forms: plural combatantscountable noun [usually plural]A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war. I have never suggested that U.N. forces could physically separate the combatantsin the region. They come from the combatant nations. Synonyms: fighter, soldier, warrior, contender More Synonyms of combatant More Synonyms of combatant combatant in British English (ˈkɒmbətənt, ˈkʌm-) noun1. a person or group engaged in or prepared for a fight, struggle, or dispute adjective2. engaged in or ready for combat combatant in American English (kəmˈbætənt; also, and esp. Brit, ˈkɑmbətənt) adjective2. ready or prepared to fight noun3. a person who engages in combat; fighter Word origin ME < OFr, prp. of combattre: see combat Examples of 'combatant' in a sentencecombatant Treating them as criminals and not as war combatants is equally foolish.No distinction in this horrific civil war was made between combatants and civilians.Britain supported plans for an organisation to help former combatants to return home, he said.But since then, a just war has recognised a distinction between combatants and civilians.The MI5 advert does not mention these skills, perhaps for fear of alerting enemy combatants to the full capabilities of its new cadre of recruits. In other languagescombatant British English: combatant NOUN A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war. ...humane treatment of captured combatants. - American English: combatant
- Brazilian Portuguese: combatente
- Chinese: 参战者
- European Spanish: combatiente
- French: combattant
- German: Kombattant
- Italian: combattente
- Japanese: 戦闘員
- Korean: 전투원
- European Portuguese: combatente
- Latin American Spanish: combatiente
Definition a person taking part in a combat His grandfather was a Boer war combatant. Synonyms contender gladiator fighting man serviceman or servicewoman Definition engaged in or ready for combat the monitoring of ceasefires between combatant states Synonyms fighting battling contending Additional synonymsDefinition an opponent or adversary He had never previously lost to his antagonist. Synonyms opponent, rival, opposer, enemy, competitor, contender, foe (formal, literary), adversaryDefinition a person or country engaged in war The belligerents were due to settle their differences. Synonyms fighter, battler, militant, contender, contestant, combatant, antagonist, warring nation, disputantDefinition marked by readiness to fight He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago. Synonyms aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative, unfriendly, antagonistic, pugnacious, argumentative, bellicose, quarrelsome, aggro (Australian, New Zealand), aggers (Australian, slang), biffo (Australian, slang), litigious |