combatant
Other forms: combatants
Someone who fights, especially in a war, is a combatant. Sometimes entire countries are described as combatants during military conflicts.
Other names for a combatant are "fighter," "attacker," or "soldier." News stories are more likely to use this word to describe an adversary or enemy: "Enemy combatants ignored the cease fire." When they're talking about their own country's fighters, they might say "troops" or "soldiers." Combatant comes from the Old French combatant, "skilled at fighting" or "warlike."
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someone who fights (or is fighting)synonyms: battler, belligerent, fighter, scrappertypes:brawlera fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)buttera fighter who strikes the opponent with his headgladiator(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combatgougeran attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eyemaulera fighter who batters the opponentskirmishersomeone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)street fighter, toughsomeone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxingbantamweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 poundsbantamweightweighs 115-126 poundsfeatherweightweighs 126-139 poundsfeatherweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 poundsflyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 poundsflyweightweighs no more than 115 poundsjunior featherweightweighs no more than 122 poundsjunior lightweightweighs no more than 130 poundsjunior middleweightweighs no more than 154 poundsjunior welterweightweighs no more than 140 poundslight flyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 poundslight heavyweighta wrestler who weighs 192-214 poundslight heavyweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 poundslight middleweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 poundslightweighta wrestler who weighs 139-154 poundslightweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 poundslight welterweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 poundsmiddleweighta wrestler who weighs 172-192 poundsmiddleweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 poundspunchersomeone who delivers punchessparring mate, sparring partnera boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fightsumo wrestlera wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling)super heavyweightan amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 poundswelterweighta wrestler who weighs 154-172 poundswelterweightan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
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engaging in or ready for combatsynonyms:militaryassociated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
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