Associations to the word «Combatant»

Wiktionary

COMBATANT, noun. An armed fighter.
COMBATANT, adjective. Contending; disposed to contend.

Dictionary definition

COMBATANT, noun. Someone who fights (or is fighting).
COMBATANT, adjective. Engaging in or ready for combat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats