combatant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒmbətənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈbætənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kəm bat′nt, kom′bə tənt, kum′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•bat•ant /kəmˈbætənt/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Psychiatrya person fighting in a war, as opposed to civilians.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•bat•ant  (kəm bat′nt, kom′bə tənt, kum′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces.
  2. Militarya person or group that fights.

adj. 
  1. Militarycombating;
    fighting:the combatant armies.
  2. disposed to combat;
    combative.
  • Middle French combatant. See combat, -ant
  • late Middle English combataunt 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
combatant / ˈkɒmbətənt ˈkʌm-/
  1. a person or group engaged in or prepared for a fight, struggle, or dispute
  1. engaged in or ready for combat
'combatant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
irregular - line - line officer - noncombatant - protagonist

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