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compare non-combatant Word Origin 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’, from late Latin combattere , from com- ‘together with’ + battere , variant of Latin batuere ‘to fight’.
noun. 1. a nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces. 2. a person or group that fights. adjective. 3. combating; fighting. the combatant armies.
combatant meaning: someone who fights in a war. Learn more.
5 days ago · combatant ( comparative more combatant, superlative most combatant) Contending; disposed to contend. Involving combat . Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”)
combatant: 1 n someone who fights (or is fighting) Synonyms: battler , belligerent , fighter , scrapper Types: show 44 types... hide 44 types... defender , withstander a fighter who holds out against attack boxer , pugilist someone who fights with his fists for sport brawler a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) butter a ...
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Combatants are required to distinguish themselves from the civilian population while they are engaged in an attack or in a military operation preparatory to an attack . A combatant who fails to distinguish himself while he is engaged in an attack or in a military operation preparatory to an attack loses his combatant status if he is captured ...
