combatant.
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
Meaning & usage
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.
Contending; disposed to contend.
Involving combat.
Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).
Where this word comes from
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.
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