combatant

Plural: combatants

Noun

• someone who fights (or is fighting)
• A person engaged in combat, often armed.

Adjective Satellite

• engaging in or ready for combat

Adj

• Contending; disposed to contend.
• Involving combat.
• Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).

Examples

• Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.

Synonyms

battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

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