combatant
Contending; disposed to contendContending; disposed to contend.
» Ma'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.
Meaning
2 sensesContending; disposed to contend.
Involving combat.
engaging in or ready for combat
Examples
7 sentencesMa'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.
Using tear gas against foreign combatants is a war crime.
Modern warfare often results in the indiscriminate killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.
The aggressor's combatants are badly fed and badly led, but they come in huge numbers.
The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
ruИскусство современной войны необязательно требует вооружать до зубов солдат для того, чтобы они были эффективны в бою.
deDie Kunst der modernen Kriegsführung benötigt nicht zwangsläufig bis an die Zähne bewaffnete Soldaten, damit diese als Kämpfer effektiv sind.
Origin
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface anInherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.
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Forms
more combatant, most combatant| Comparative | more combatant Lesson |
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| Superlative | most combatant Lesson |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form