combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈba-tᵊnt 
also ˈkäm-bə-tənt
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
Examples of combatant in a Sentence
Britain was a main combatant in World War II.
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Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Israel’s offensive has killed over 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Past the tunnel, by the locker rooms, in the hallway where the coaches go, that’s for the combatants, that’s for the competitors.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The threat of a signal interruption seems to have roused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who on Tuesday issued a statement encouraging the two combatants to sit down together and hash out a deal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Israel’s offensive has killed over 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Past the tunnel, by the locker rooms, in the hallway where the coaches go, that’s for the combatants, that’s for the competitors.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The threat of a signal interruption seems to have roused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who on Tuesday issued a statement encouraging the two combatants to sit down together and hash out a deal.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combatant. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈbat-ᵊnt
also ˈkäm-bət-
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
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