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# combatant

noun (a combatant, combatants); adjective combatant

«combatant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person, army or country that takes part in fighting in a war or battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#m1)
2. A person who takes part in a fight, argument or contest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history: combatants in a war; non-combatants are people who are not fighting, such as doctors or civilians. Formal and news language. Phrases: enemy combatant, non-combatant.

### Examples

- Both combatants were tired after the long battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x1)
- The rules of war protect people who are not combatants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x2)
- Nurses were non-combatants in the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x3)
- The two combatants shook hands after the boxing match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x4)
- The countries that were combatants signed a peace treaty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x5)
- Each combatant had a shield. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x6)
- Even women and children were to be found among the combatants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/#x7)

### Note

Stress: KOM-buh-tunt or kum-BAT-unt. Formal word; everyday: fighter. Opposite: non-combatant, civilian.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «combatant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/combatant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«combatant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/combatant.html) on Mova free.