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Combatant

🔄 Synonyms of "Combatant"

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WordDefinition
belligerentnounEngaged in warfare, warring.
militarynoun(Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
fighternounA person who fights; a combatant.
scrappernounA person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.
battlernounOne who works hard in the face of adversity.

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WordDefinition
battlernounOne who works hard in the face of adversity.
belligerentnounA state or other armed participant in warfare
fighternounA person who fights; a combatant.
militarynounArmed forces.
scrappernounA person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.
warriornounA person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
fightingnounThe act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
militantnounFighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
warlikeHostile and belligerent.
guerrillanounA soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
non-combatantnounA civilian in time of conflict.
campaignernounA person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
veterannounA person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
combatnounA battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
warlordnounA military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.
fightnounA physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
gunfighternounA person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
battlenoun(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
obstaclenounSomething that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
strugglenoun(figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

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