combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈba-tᵊnt 
also ˈkäm-bə-tənt
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
Examples of combatant in a Sentence
Britain was a main combatant in World War II.
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Health officials in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants in tracking deaths.
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Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Since the fighting intensified, some 3,000 Lebanese, both civilians and combatants, reportedly have been killed in the Israeli campaign.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Yang played the new bf of Grande’s son, and her competitive nature leads to heat between the combatants.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its toll but says over half of those killed were women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Since the fighting intensified, some 3,000 Lebanese, both civilians and combatants, reportedly have been killed in the Israeli campaign.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
Yang played the new bf of Grande’s son, and her competitive nature leads to heat between the combatants.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its toll but says over half of those killed were women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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combatant
noun
com·bat·ant
kəm-ˈbat-ᵊnt
also ˈkäm-bət-
: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat
combatant
adjective
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