combatant
A person engaged in combat, often armedA person engaged in combat, often armed.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Ma'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.
sabretou · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA person engaged in combat, often armed.
Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.
Kämpfer, Kämpferin, Bekämpfer
бое́цbojéc, во́инvóin, комбата́нтkombatánt
боє́цьbojécʹ, во́їнvójin, комбата́нтkombatánt
- someone who fights (or is fighting)
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. — Lich
deDie Kunst der modernen Kriegsführung benötigt nicht zwangsläufig bis an die Zähne bewaffnete Soldaten, damit diese als Kämpfer effektiv sind. — Kuraimegami
Translations
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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
plural: combatants| Singular | combatant |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsSee also
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