Definition of COMBATANT

combatant

Meanings

Plural: combatants

Noun

  • someone who fights (or is fighting)
  • A person engaged in combat, often armed.

Adjective Satellite

  • engaging in or ready for combat

Adj

  • Contending; disposed to contend.
  • Involving combat.
  • Alternative form of combattant (“in heraldry: in a fighting position”).

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 15

combatant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
combatant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
combatant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

combatant is a valid Words With Friends word