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Adjective: combatant  kum'ba-t(u)nt [N. Amer], kóm-bi-t(u)nt [Brit]
  1. Engaging in or ready for combat
    "The combatant forces faced each other across the battlefield"
Noun: combatant  kum'ba-t(u)nt [N. Amer], kóm-bi-t(u)nt [Brit]
  1. Someone who fights (or is fighting)
    "The combatant refused to back down from the confrontation";
    - battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

Derived forms: combatants

See also: military

Type of: actor, doer, worker

Encyclopedia: Combatant