combatant
noun
adjective
Origin of combatant
Related Words for combatants
enemy, soldier, assailant, adversary, antagonist, serviceman, warrior, belligerent, contender, foe, battlerExamples from the Web for combatants
Contemporary Examples of combatants
“We faced these issues of combatants without insignia in Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said.
But that is not going to happen until the combatants are much more exhausted than they are now.
When soldiers are killed, I mourn, but at least I understand the mechanism at hand: We kill their combatants, they kill ours.
For hours no troops were to be seen, until, finally, late at night, they moved in to separate the combatants.
But they were not combatants fighting for a particular political or religious goal.
Historical Examples of combatants
This short speech was received with applause by the combatants.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
Six navvies, three to the man, jumped and grabbed the combatants.
The Cruise of the Dry DockT. S. Stribling
A mad rush of anger sent him leaping in amongst the combatants.
White FangJack London
At that moment the wind dropped, and the combatants were suspended in mid-air.
One of the combatants was the city of Athens, the other was the great island of Atlantis.
CritiasPlato