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

Dissimilar Words

• civilian
• noncombatant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of combatant

The ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Kermanpour did not break down the figures between civilians and combatants. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

The man who is never the smartest or hardest working person in the room has brought to Connecticut a team of combatants who are devoted to winning by laying waste to anyone, especially women, who gets in the way. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

By the time the police arrived, the combatants had fled and melted into a thick crowd of other young people in the darkness outside. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026