as in soldier
a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle
Britain was a major combatant in World War II.
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Recent Examples of combatant
The noise of the fighting was moving upward, but the combatants were still hidden from view.
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Israel’s military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Even if the swap on Saturday does go forward, big questions hover over the future of the truce, which paused 15 months of devastating fighting in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and combatants.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Israel's military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Israel’s military offensive killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Even if the swap on Saturday does go forward, big questions hover over the future of the truce, which paused 15 months of devastating fighting in Gaza that killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and combatants.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combatant
Noun
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Most of the civilians were killed by government soldiers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Captain America: The First Avenger on Disney+ Captain Marvel Vers (Brie Larson) is a soldier from the Kree Empire’s planet Hala.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Later in the day, Trump also offered praise for Zelenskyy and Ukrainian fighters' valor on the battlefield.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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In one ceremony, hostages were forced to pose with Hamas fighters and kiss militants on the head.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combatant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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