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
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Britain was a main combatant in World War II.
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In Israel's ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Saab asserts that a handful of CDMS batteries could secure hundreds of kilometers of coastline, giving nations a credible maritime strike capability for a fraction of the cost of a surface combatant.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
This figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians and is disputed by Israeli officials, but is widely cited by Western sources.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Saab asserts that a handful of CDMS batteries could secure hundreds of kilometers of coastline, giving nations a credible maritime strike capability for a fraction of the cost of a surface combatant.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
This figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians and is disputed by Israeli officials, but is widely cited by Western sources.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combatant. Accessed 15 Oct. 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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