as in soldier
a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle
Britain was a major combatant in World War II.
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Recent Examples of combatant
The tally does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Wide swathes of the territory have been destroyed, while more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza health authorities, who do not differentiate between combatants and civilians but say more than half are women and children.
—Shlomo Mor, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 46,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were combatants.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Israel’s air and ground war has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not differentiate between combatants and civilians but say women and children make up more than half the fatalities.
—Will Weissert and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Wide swathes of the territory have been destroyed, while more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza health authorities, who do not differentiate between combatants and civilians but say more than half are women and children.
—Shlomo Mor, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 46,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were combatants.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Israel’s air and ground war has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not differentiate between combatants and civilians but say women and children make up more than half the fatalities.
—Will Weissert and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combatant
Noun
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The Army identified the soldiers killed in the crash as Staff Sgt.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The camera keeps tight on Dragan as the heavily armed soldiers approach the compartment containing him, the Muslim man and several other passengers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The budding culture warrior majored in politics and, after graduating in 2003, headed off to his first job as an equity capital market analyst on Wall Street.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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While keyboard warriors were quick to question Markle's motives, experts told Fox News Digital that the delay may prove to help improve Markle's public reputation.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.—
Jalal Bwaitel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol would get $37.9 million that would cover 100 new state troopers, which would bring the trooper total to 1,044.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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However, the ice was unstable and the search had to be suspended, troopers said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Combatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combatant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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