English Explanatory Dictionary

enemy combatant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see enemy, combatant.
  2. Any person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.

Word forms

enemy combatant enemy combatants

Synonyms

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