adj
Meaning 1
Contending; disposed to contend.
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adj
Contending; disposed to contend.
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adj
Involving combat.
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adj
Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).
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noun
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
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adjective satellite
engaging in or ready for combat
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noun
someone who fights (or is fighting)
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Synonyms: battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: defender, withstander, boxer, pugilist, brawler, butter, fencer, swordsman, gladiator, gouger, hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock, mauler, skirmisher, street fighter, tough, victor, master, superior, wrestler, grappler, matman
History
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.
Across languages
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.