as in soldier
a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle
Britain was a major combatant in World War II.
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Recent Examples of combatant
Israel’s military offensive has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
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Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
By statute, anyone picked to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is supposed to have served as a combatant commander, as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or as the top uniformed officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Space Force.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The noise of the fighting was moving upward, but the combatants were still hidden from view.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
By statute, anyone picked to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is supposed to have served as a combatant commander, as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or as the top uniformed officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Space Force.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The noise of the fighting was moving upward, but the combatants were still hidden from view.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combatant
Noun
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William, 42, sported the camouflage fatigues reflective of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Merican Regiment, an Army unit involved there, to hear about how the soldiers are securing NATO's eastern flank as part of Operation Cabrit.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The palace appeared to be in ruins, with soldiers stepping on broken tiles.—
Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As with the last fighter aircraft design procurement in recent times, the Department of Defense was faced with a choice between awarding Boeing or Lockheed the contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, which will replace the Lockheed F-22 Raptor sometime in the 2030s.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Boeing , Lockheed Martin — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin sold off around 5.8% after Bloomberg News reported that President Donald Trump chose Boeing instead for a contract to create the next-generation fighter jet.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Concerned about the escalating speed and the recent citation, the trooper stopped her again and arrested her.—
Jamel Valencia,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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The child received treatment for the early stages of hypothermia, according to troopers.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combatant. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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