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combatant Definition

com·bat·ant (kəm bat'nt; also, and esp.Brit, kämbə tənt)

adjective

  1. fighting
  2. ready or prepared to fight

Etymology: ME < OFr, prp. of combattre: see combat

noun

a person who engages in combat; fighter

combatant Synonyms

combatant

n.

combatant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • kill: Hart alleges that Barry simply killed unarmed British combatants without cause.
  • become: Lovers became enemies, and enemies became fierce combatants.
  • include: It will be marked by 13 countries across Europe, including the combatants of World War Two.

Preposition: on

side: There have been fatalities among combatants on all sides.

Adjective modifier

  • unlawful: If the United States can decide when captured individuals are " unlawful combatants " why can't others do the same, or worse?
  • clever: Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
  • former: A similar attempt to exclude former combatants was raised on the South African Police Training Committee, in March 1993.
  • non: There can be no excuses for cold blooded murder of non combatants.
  • illegal: President Bush Let me just say that these were illegal combatants.
  • other: Traditionally, the main victims of warfare and armed conflict have been soldiers and other armed combatants.

Modifies a noun

  • commander: Several generic command options are provided to help the combatant commander determine the best method to meet theater requirements.
  • command: A unified combatant command is composed of forces from two or more military services.
  • nation: However, in the climate of the day, senior military figures in most if not all combatant nations reigned supreme.
  • status: In the spring of 1918 the Corps assumed combatant status for dealing with the last German offensive of March 1918.
  • country: Because the Red Cross operated in roughly the same way in every combatant country.
  • ship: This title contains particulars of all the combatant ships of the French Navy that served in WW2.

Noun used with modifier

  • enemy: World Jewry declared an all out war against Germany in 1933 making all Jews possible enemy combatants.
  • surface: The current plan is to deploy three Aegis surface combatants with ballistic missile defense ( BMD ) systems on board.
  • child: Preliminary reports suggest that child combatants have been used extensively during the current conflict.
  • non-: Another group volunteered for non- combatant services e.g. stretcher bearers, ambulance drivers, medical orderlies.