COMBATANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who fights (or is fighting)

Synonyms:

battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("combatant" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combatant"):

defender; withstander (a fighter who holds out against attack)

boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)

brawler (a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls))

butter (a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head)

fencer; swordsman (someone skilled at fencing)

gladiator ((ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat)

gouger (an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye)

gamecock; hell-kite; hell-rooster (someone who is a very fierce fighter)

mauler (a fighter who batters the opponent)

skirmisher (someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party))

street fighter; tough (someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing)

master; superior; victor (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)

grappler; matman; wrestler (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)

Derivation:

combat (battle or contend against in or as if in a battle)

combatant (engaging in or ready for combat)

Meaning:

Engaging in or ready for combat

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

military (associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians)

Derivation:

combat (battle or contend against in or as if in a battle)

combatant (someone who fights (or is fighting))