Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, a. [F. combattant, p. pr.]
Contending; disposed to contend. --B. Jonson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, n. [F. combattant.]
One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to
noncombatant. "The mighty combatants." --Milton.
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A controversy which long survived the original
combatants. --Macaulay
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
combatant
adj : engaging in or ready for combat
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: battler, belligerent,
fighter, scrapper]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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