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Webster 1913 Edition


Combatant

Com′bat-ant

,
Adj.
[F.
combattant
, p. pr.]
Contending; disposed to contend.
B. Jonson.

Com′bat-ant

,
Noun.
[F.
combattant
.]
One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to
noncombatant
.
“The mighty combatants.”
Milton.
A controversy which long survived the original
combatants
.
Macaulay

Webster 1828 Edition


Combatant

COMBATANT

,
Adj.
Contending; disposed to contend.

COMBATANT

,
Noun.
1.
A person who combats; any person who fights with another, or in an army, or fleet.
2.
A duellist; one who fights or contends in battle, for the decision of a private quarrel or difference; a champion.
3.
A person who contends with another in argument, or controversy.

Definition 2024


combatant

combatant

English

Noun

combatant (plural combatants)

  1. An armed fighter.
    Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.

Translations

Adjective

combatant (comparative more combatant, superlative most combatant)

  1. Contending; disposed to contend.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

Middle French

Verb

combatant

  1. present participle of combatre