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Synonyms & Antonyms of combatant
a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle
- Britain was a major combatant in World War II.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for combatant
- dogface,
- fighter,
- legionary,
- legionnaire,
- man-at-arms,
- regular,
- serviceman,
- soldier,
- trooper,
- warrior
- carabineer
- (or carabinier),
- cavalier,
- cavalryman,
- cuirassier,
- dragoon
- counterguerrilla
- (also counterguerilla),
- guerrilla
- (or guerilla),
- irregular,
- paramilitary,
- partisan
- (also partizan)
- digger
- [chiefly Australian & New Zealand],
- gallowglass,
- gendarme
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for combatant
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combatant. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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