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combatant

noun as in fighter

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She climbed the few front steps to explain that we were standing at the Blockhouse, a fortress predating the park that was used to fire against enemy combatants during the War of 1812.

After the break, and likely realizing they had to get through the rest of the hour, the two combatants issued mea culpas.

It should come as no surprise that women fight alongside men in the ethnic armed organizations, whereas the Myanmar military has no women in its combatant ranks.

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Yet the book nonetheless ends with the American combatants looking back on the Pech Valley — and their war — with a little wistfulness.

Each combatant will choose their weapons — be it a dagger, a shield, or a fork and knife — and whoever inflicts the most pain will be declared the winner.

But Broyles is too good here, and admits that women too feel the pull of war by being exposed to it, even as a non-combatant.

It is immaterial if the infidel is a combatant or a civilian.

He was captured by Afghans responding to leaflets distributed by the U.S. promising $5,000 per combatant.

Of most interest are the English-speaking narrator and a masked American-accented combatant featured in the film.

Both my combatant and I claimed that the other was at fault.

The boats were then pulled close to one another, and each combatant endeavoured to push his antagonist into the water.

In one minute from the signal for retreat the top of the hill did not contain a single painted combatant.

General Lee simply said the town was non-combatant; that he would not occupy it, nor would he allow any one else to occupy it.

As a combatant, a warrior, a reformer, his person and character somewhat change.

How strange that such an encounter did take place sooner than either white or red combatant dreamed!

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to combatant, such as: adversary, antagonist, assailant, attacker, enemy, and serviceman.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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