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Meaning of "combatant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMBATANT

combatant  [ˈkɒmbətənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBATANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combatant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMBATANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Combatant

A combatant is a person who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict. If a combatant follows the law of war, then he or she is considered a privileged combatant and upon capture, he or she will qualify as a prisoner of war under the Third Geneva Convention. An unprivileged combatant is a person, such as a mercenary, who takes a direct part in the hostilities but who upon capture does not qualify for prisoner-of-war status.

Definition of combatant in the English dictionary

The definition of combatant in the dictionary is a person or group engaged in or prepared for a fight, struggle, or dispute. Other definition of combatant is engaged in or ready for combat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBATANT


accountant
əˈkaʊntənt
adjutant
ˈædʒətənt
armipotent
ɑːˈmɪpətənt
assistant
əˈsɪstənt
coadjutant
kəʊˈædʒətənt
consistent
kənˈsɪstənt
constant
ˈkɒnstənt
consultant
kənˈsʌltənt
distant
ˈdɪstənt
important
ɪmˈpɔːtənt
impotent
ˈɪmpətənt
inappetent
ɪnˈæpətənt
instant
ˈɪnstənt
noncombatant
ˌnɒnˈkɒmbətənt
omnipotent
ɒmˈnɪpətənt
patent
ˈpætənt
plenipotent
pləˈnɪpətənt
resistant
rɪˈzɪstənt
totipotent
təʊˈtɪpətənt
ventripotent
vɛnˈtrɪpətənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBATANT

combat boot
combat car
combat duty
combat fatigue
combat fatigues
combat gear
combat jacket
combat knife
combat knives
combat neurosis
combat troops
combat trousers
combat zone
combat-ready
combatable
combater
combative
combatively
combativeness
combats

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBATANT

all-important
blatant
contestant
contranatant
dilatant
floatant
habitant
hesitant
management consultant
militant
montant
natant
on the instant
Protestant
reluctant
resultant
retreatant
statant
supernatant
water-resistant

Synonyms and antonyms of combatant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMBATANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «combatant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of combatant

Translation of «combatant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMBATANT

Find out the translation of combatant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of combatant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «combatant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

参战者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

combatiente
570 millions of speakers

English

combatant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़नेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقاتل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воюющая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

combatente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযোধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combattant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh memerangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kombattant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦闘員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전투원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Combatable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến binh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

combatable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Combatable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

combatable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combattente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bojownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

воююча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

combatant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεμιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vegter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kombattant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stridende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combatant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBATANT»

The term «combatant» is regularly used and occupies the 60.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBATANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «combatant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «combatant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about combatant

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QUOTES WITH «COMBATANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word combatant.
1
Meghan O'Rourke
Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. It's like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBATANT»

Discover the use of combatant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combatant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim's Journey to Guantánamo ...
Moazzam Begg is an ordinary man who has endured an extraordinary fate -- imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and whose precise nature has never been determined.
Moazzam Begg, 2007
2
Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and ...
Writing in the Washington Post Book World, Jane Mayer described Enemy Combatant as “fascinating . . . Begg provides some ideological counterweight to the one–sided spin coming from the U.S. government.
Moazzam Begg, Victoria Brittain, 2013
3
Combatant Commands: Origins, Structure, and Engagements
A one-stop resource for information about U.S. military commands and their organizations, this book describes the six geographic combat commands and analyzes their contributions to national security.
Cynthia Ann Watson, 2011
4
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant: A Novel
Unveiling two of America's most illusory realms—high fashion and Homeland Security—Alex Gilvarry's widely acclaimed first novel is the story of designer Boy Hernandez: Filipino immigrant, New York glamour junkie, Guantánamo detainee.
Alex Gilvarry, 2012
5
Non-combatant Immunity as a Norma of International ...
This work aims to remedy this omission. The author analyses in detail the content of the customary and conventional rules that give effect to this principle, in both international and non-international armed conflict.
Judith Gail Gardam, 1993
6
Enemy Combatant Detainees: "Habeas Corpus" Challenges in ...
Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Early Developments in the Detention and Trial of Enemy Combatants Captured in the ¿War on Terror¿: Rasul v.
Jennifer K. Elsea, 2010
7
Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: ...
The U.S. has captured and detained numerous persons believed to have been part of or assoc. with enemy forces.
Jennifer K. Elsea, 2010
8
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant
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George Alfred Townsend, 2009
9
Options for combining the Navy's and the Coast Guard's small ...
This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paper, prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, examines three alternatives that might allow the Navy and the Coast Guard to consolidate their small combatant ...
Eric Jackson Labs, United States. Congressional Budget Office, 2009
10
Enemy Combatant
The only way to survive—and the only hope for justice—is for Tom to crack a terrifying conspiracy so vast and so powerful that anyone who believes it has already been marked to die…. From the Paperback edition.
Ed Gaffney, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBATANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combatant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Israel still holding Gazan detainee without trial after one year
Yiftah Ron-Tal signed an order to detain him under the illegal combatant law; the order has since been extended. Najar subsequently appealed ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
2
Ronald Darby wades into De'Andre Johnson debate, quickly retreats
Especially if your a man and other combatant is a woman. akboots says: Jul 7, 2015 2:58 PM. What hurts him most is, he couldn't even knock a ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Bivio Networks Provides Network Threat Visibility on Cyber …
... Task Force that included participants from the Combatant Commands, Services, Federal Agencies, Civil authorities and Coalition partners. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
4
Remembering fighter-poet Freedom Nyamubaya
As Zimbabwe's celebrated poet Musa Zimunya wrote: “Nyamubaya is unique for being perhaps the only living female ex-combatant gifted with ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
5
Fight as Predator or Carl Weathers 'Mortal Kombat X' today
While Predator is the only completely new combatant, the add-on also brings three character skins to the game: "Commando Johnny" (a ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
6
UFC releases Filipino fighter Nolan Ticman
... suffered a split decision loss to Chinese combatant Yao Zhikui on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 66 in front of the energetic Pinoy crowd. «Rappler, Jul 15»
7
Buena Park man accused of using Craigslist to scam homeowners
Earlier that year he pleaded guilty to battery against a combatant and peace officer and resisting arrest, according to court records. He faces up ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
8
The UN Report Shamefully Equates Hamas and Israel
Even if it is a “lawful combatant,” Hamas remains liable for all the consequences of its attacks. When examining any conflict for war-crimes, the ... «Algemeiner, Jul 15»
9
Overwatch gets infiltrated by Soldier: 76
Soldier: 76 is a hardened combatant that's out to seek the truth about the fall of the Overwatch organization. As an offense-minded character, ... «Shacknews, Jul 15»
10
WWE TLC: Arrogant, brash and brilliant – Wrestling's greatest mic …
The two had a fierce rivalry as two combatant companies and some of the things Heyman has previously roared in the direction of McMahon ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Combatant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/combatant>. Apr 2024 ».
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