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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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
—
Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 July 2025
Police responded quickly, separated the combatants and cleared the section.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
In my own country, from 1995 to 2013 USAID trained 28,000 former combatants with skills and tools to farm land and otherwise earn a living, helping to reintegrate these civilians back into society, lifting the economy in a Southern Philippines still torn by war.
—Butch Meily, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The ministry, which is under Gaza's Hamas-run government, doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 July 2025
Police responded quickly, separated the combatants and cleared the section.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
In my own country, from 1995 to 2013 USAID trained 28,000 former combatants with skills and tools to farm land and otherwise earn a living, helping to reintegrate these civilians back into society, lifting the economy in a Southern Philippines still torn by war.
—Butch Meily, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The ministry, which is under Gaza's Hamas-run government, doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combatant. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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