Synonyms of combatant

combatant

noun

as in soldier

a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle

Britain was a major combatant in World War II.

Related Words

• soldier
• fighter
• warrior
• trooper
• belligerent
• serviceman
• infantryman
• cavalryman
• legionary
• veteran
• legionnaire
• dragoon
• marine
• Confederate
• raider
• cavalier
• servicewoman
• doughboy
• rifleman
• ranger
• man-at-arms
• foot soldier
• dogface
• archer
• commando
• regular
• artilleryman
• guerrilla
• grunt
• musketeer
• cannoneer
• gunner
• Continental
• cuirassier
• footman
• militiaman
• guardsman
• paramilitary
• irregular
• lancer
• GI
• recruit
• spearman
• jarhead
• carabineer
• champion
• crossbowman
• mortarman
• conscript
• Federal
• warhorse
• pikeman
• reservist
• enrollee
• draftee
• counterguerrilla
• partisan
• minuteman
• knight
• lifer
• gendarme
• digger
• gallowglass

Dissimilar Words

• civilian
• noncombatant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of combatant

Hours of fierce fighting between government troops and militias that killed dozens of combatants in Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa also left at least four civilians dead and 98 others wounded, a hospital official said Tuesday. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

And right now, all that means is finding the rest of the enemy combatants. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

The near flattening of Gaza by Israel – with the accompanying death toll of more than 70,000 Palestinians, both civilians and combatants – has captured world attention. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

This mode is also another chance to reinterpret Marvel through an anime lens, this time turning the mighty combatants into adorable, chibi versions of themselves. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026