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Word: Combatant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (as an adjective used in heraldry to describe two lions facing one another with raised forepaws): from Old French, present participle of combatre ‘to fight’ (see combat)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒmbət(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkʌmbət(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈbat(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person or nation engaged in fighting during a war
Short Definition:person or nation engaged in fighting during war
Examples:- in the long Russo-Swedish conflict, both combatants endured terrible sacrifices
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