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

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

Far from stabilizing Lebanon, the multinational forces soon became targets and combatants in the widening war. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Maybe it’s supposed to end this way — as admirers who became combatants, who bonded as only emperors can, then became close. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Rheinmetall said this combination gives the frigate a level of battlespace awareness and fire-control capability typically associated with much larger surface combatants. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026