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Definition of Combatant
1. Adjective. Engaging in or ready for combat.
2. Noun. Someone who fights (or is fighting).
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Defender, Withstander, Boxer, Pugilist, Brawler, Butter, Fencer, Swordsman, Gladiator, Gouger, Gamecock, Hell-kite, Hell-rooster, Mauler, Skirmisher, Street Fighter, Tough, Master, Superior, Victor, Grappler, Matman, Wrestler
Derivative terms: Battle, Belligerent, Belligerent, Combat, Fight, Fight, Scrap
Definition of Combatant
1. a. Contending; disposed to contend.
2. n. One who engages in combat.
Definition of Combatant
1. Noun. An armed fighter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Combatant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combatant
Literary usage of Combatant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of International Law by Thomas Joseph Lawrence (1905)
"Travelling down the scale we now come to Non-combatant subjects of the enemy state.
But though they must be reckoned as enemies, they do not possess the ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"Now, since and in so far of Armed as these non-combatant members of armed forces
do not take part in the fighting, they may not directly be attacked and ..."
3. Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces by Addie W. Hunton, Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (1920)
"Non-combatant Troops ... our first service, and placed us where we could come
into a comprehensive knowledge and appreciation of our non-combatant forces ..."
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