combatant

combatant

com·bat·ant / kəmˈbatnt; ˈkämbətənt/ • n. a person engaged in fighting during a war. ∎  a nation at war with another. ∎  a person engaged in conflict or competition with another. • adj. engaged in fighting during a war.

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combatant

combatant kəmˈbætnt; ˈkämbəṯənt n.
1. a person engaged in fighting during a war.

2. a nation at war with another.

3. a person engaged in conflict or competition with another.
adj. engaged in fighting during a war: all the combatant armies had machine guns.

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