combatant

Meaning

Noun

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

Adj

1. Contending; disposed to contend.
2. Involving combat.
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).

Synonyms

fighter

warrior

soldier

belligerent

battler

contender

servicewoman

scrapper

militant

combative

fighting

gladiator

pugnacious

wrestler

rampant

respecting

serviceman

struggler

struggling

troublemaker

upholder

veteran

warmonger

combattant

stormer

fice

affrontee

affrontant

advocate

affrontée

attacker

besieger

bruiser

confronting

enlisted man

facing

gouger

line

man-at-arms

martial

militarist

opponent

pugilist

Translations

combattant

Kämpfer

combattente

combatiente

Kombattant

combatente

strijder

μαχητής

guerrero

Krieger

guerrier

Soldat

guerriero

guerreiro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: combataunt

In summary

Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.