English Explanatory Dictionary

combatant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person engaged in combat, often armed.
adj
  1. Contending; disposed to contend.
  2. Involving combat.
  3. Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-combatant.wav /kəmˈbæ.tənt/ /ˈkɑm.bə.tənt/

Word forms

combatant combatants more combatant most combatant

Etymology

Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.

Synonyms

battler fighter

Derived words

contractor combatant enemy combatant illegal combatant non-combatant noncombatant surface combatant countercombatant
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