COMBATANT Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word combatant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COMBATANT
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fighter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) • a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air • someone who fights for a cause | ||||||||
belligerent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) adjective satellite • characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight • engaged in war | ||||||||
adversary | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who offers opposition | ||||||||
assailant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
champion | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who has won first place in a competition • someone who fights for a cause • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adjective satellite • holding first place in a contest verb • protect or fight for as a champion | ||||||||
competitor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||||
contender | nounn | |||||||
noun • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||||
defender | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who cares for persons or property • a fighter who holds out against attack | ||||||||
duelist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who fights duels | ||||||||
gladiator | nounn | |||||||
noun • (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat • a professional boxer | ||||||||
hero | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) • the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem • (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her • someone who fights for a cause • (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | ||||||||
militant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a militant reformer adjective satellite • disposed to warfare or hard-line policies • showing a fighting disposition • engaged in war | ||||||||
opponent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contestant that you are matched against • someone who offers opposition adjective satellite • characterized by active hostility | ||||||||
participant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes part in an activity • a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | ||||||||
serviceman | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | ||||||||
soldier | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army • a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony verb • serve as a soldier in the military | ||||||||
trooper | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soldier in a motorized army unit • a mounted police officer • a state police officer • a soldier mounted on horseback | ||||||||
warrior | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone engaged in or experienced in warfare | ||||||||
battler | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) | ||||||||
scrapper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) |