Meaning of combatant in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kəmˈbætnt/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   combatant

   Definitions

   1. engaging in or ready for combat

   Synonyms

   • military

2. Noun

   combatant

   Etymology

   late Middle English (as an adjective used in heraldry to describe two lions facing one another with raised forepaws): from Old French, present participle of combatre‘to fight’ (see combat)

   Definitions

   1. someone who fights (or is fighting)