combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈba-tᵊnt 
also ˈkäm-bə-tənt
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
Examples of combatant in a Sentence
Britain was a main combatant in World War II.
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The ministry, which is under Gaza's Hamas-run government, doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
That’s how Tim Burton described the key combatants in his 1989 blockbuster, which created the template for the modern superhero film — one in which darkness, vivid production design, and moody characters would reign supreme.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its death count but says more than half of the dead are women and children, the Washington Post reported.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
That’s how Tim Burton described the key combatants in his 1989 blockbuster, which created the template for the modern superhero film — one in which darkness, vivid production design, and moody characters would reign supreme.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its death count but says more than half of the dead are women and children, the Washington Post reported.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combatant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈbat-ᵊnt
also ˈkäm-bət-
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
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