enemy combatant
enemy combatant · enemy combatants
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see enemy, combatantUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see enemy, combatant.
» Ma'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see enemy, combatant.
(US)Any person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.
Examples
1 sentencesMa'am, we've captured an enemy combatant.
Forms
plural: enemy combatants| Singular | enemy combatant |
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| Plural | enemy combatants |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsEC