1.
[syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. engaging in or ready for combat;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, a. [F. combattant, p. pr.]
Contending; disposed to contend. --B. Jonson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, n. [F. combattant.]
One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to
noncombatant. "The mighty combatants." --Milton.
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A controversy which long survived the original
combatants. --Macaulay
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
combatant
adj 1: engaging in or ready for combat
n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant,
battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]