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Combatants
[kuhm-bat-nt, kom-buh-tuhnt, kuhm-] 
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combatant
[kuhm-bat-nt, kom-buh-tuhnt, kuhm-]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fighter |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, assailant, attacker, battler, belligerent, contender, enemy, foe, serviceman, soldier, warrior |
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| Main Entry: | contestant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competitor |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, aspirant, battler, candidate, challenger, combatant, contender, contester, dark horse, disputant, entrant, favorite, hopeful, member, participant, player, rival, scrapper, team member, warrior |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
| Synonyms: | GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hero/heroine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brave person; champion |
| Synonyms: | ace, adventurer, celebrity, combatant, conqueror, daredevil, demigod, diva, exemplar, gallant, god, goddess, great person, heavy, ideal, idol, lead, leading person, lion, martyr, model, paladin, person of the hour, popular figure, prima donna, principal, protagonist, saint, star, superstar, tin god, victor, worthy |
| Main Entry: | militant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fights, is aggressive |
| Synonyms: | activist, belligerent, combatant, demonstrator, fighter, objector, partisan, protester, rioter, warrior |
| Main Entry: | protagonist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes the lead; central figure of narrative |
| Synonyms: | advocate, central character, champion, combatant, exemplar, exponent, hero, idol, lead, lead character, leader, mainstay, prime mover, principal, standard-bearer, warrior |
| Notes: | protagonist is Greek for 'first (important) actor' or 'first struggler' and by extension is used for a person who drives the action in a situation or is the main character in a literary work; the protagonist is the hero or heroine and an antagonist is his/her principal opponent |
| Antonyms: | antagonist |
| Main Entry: | side |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposing person or view |
| Synonyms: | behalf, belligerent, camp, cause, combatant, competition, contestant, crew, enemy, faction, foe, interest, part, party, rival, sect, team |
| Main Entry: | troop/troops |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, often military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, combatants, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, fighting forces, flock, forces, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, personnel, service personnel, soldiers, soldiery, squad, swarm, team, throng, troopers, troupe, unit |
| Main Entry: | warmonger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | militarist |
| Synonyms: | combatant, fighter, hawk, jingoist, militant |
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