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单词 combatant
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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.

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combatant

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

(noun) 
Definition
a person taking part in a combat
His grandfather was a Boer war combatant.
Synonyms
fighter
She's a real fighter and has always defied the odds.
soldier
an attack on an off-duty soldier
warrior
the 13th century warrior, Genghis Khan
contender
gladiator
belligerent
The belligerents were due to settle their differences.
antagonist
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
fighting man
serviceman or servicewoman
(adjective) 
Definition
engaged in or ready for combat
the monitoring of ceasefires between combatant states
Synonyms
fighting
warring
He has called on the country's warring factions to end hostilities.
battling
conflicting
There are conflicting reports on the severity of his injuries.
opposing
The leader said he still favoured a dialogue between the opposing sides.
contending
belligerent
He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
combative
Lockhart was famed for his combative style and scathing wit.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of antagonist
Definition
an opponent or adversary
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
Synonyms
opponent,
rival,
opposer,
enemy,
competitor,
contender,
foe (formal, literary),
adversary
in the sense of belligerent
Definition
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,
disputant
in the sense of belligerent
Definition
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

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