combatant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who fights (or is fighting)
  2. adjective engaging in or ready for combat

Etymology

Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.

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Synonyms

battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper

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