combatant
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combatant
- /ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/ UK
- /kəmˈbæ.tənt/ Canada, US
- /ˈkɑm.bə.tənt/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.
noun combatants
adjective more combatant · most combatant
- Contending; disposed to contend. Their valours are not yet so combatant, Or truly antagonistick, as to fight;
- Involving combat. He wished he were in a combatant service; he wanted to fight, fight.
- Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”). Or, two lions combatant gules, armed and langued (that is, claws and tongue) azure, is borne by the name of Wycombe; Azure , two lions combatant or, by the name of Carter; Azure , two lions combatant guardant argent, by […]
Translations
Every language
noun person engaged in combat, often armed
| Español | combatiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전투원 jeontuwon |
| 日本語 | 戦闘員 sentōin |
| 中文 | 戰鬥員 /战斗员 zhàndǒuyuán |
| हिन्दी | योद्धा yoddhā, जंगजू jaṅgjū |
| Português | combatente |
| Français | combattant, combattante |
| Deutsch | Kämpfer, Kämpferin, Bekämpfer, Bekämpferin, Kombattant, Kombattantin |
| Italiano | combattente |
| Ελληνικά | μαχητής machitís, πολεμιστής polemistís |
| Română | combatant, combatantă |
| Русский | бое́ц bojéc, во́ин vóin, комбата́нт kombatánt, комбата́нтка kombatántka |
| العربية | مُقَاتِل muqātil |
Talk about this word "combatant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/combatant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. combatant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/combatant "combatant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/combatant.Cite this
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