Combatant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife.
  • adj. Engaging in armed strife.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An armed fighter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Contending; disposed to contend.
  • n. One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to noncombatant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Contending; disposed to combat or contend.
  • In heraldry, same as affronté, but applied only to ferocious creatures, such as lions.
  • n. A person who combats; one who engages in battle; one who fights, whether in single combat or in an army or a fleet.
  • n. A person who contends with another in argument or controversy.
  • n. A name of the ruff, Machetes pugnax. See ruff.
  • n. In heraldry, a figure drawn like a sword-player standing upon his guard.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. engaging in or ready for combat
  • n. someone who fights (or is fighting)
  • Equivalent
    military   
    Antonym
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    contending    fighting    fighter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    noncombatant    patent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    assailant    competitor    adversary    fighter    attackers