combatant

combatant
[ˈkɒmbət(ə)nt, ˈkʌm-]
noun
  1. a person engaged in fighting during a war
    战斗人员
    ■a nation at war with another
    参战国;交战国
    ■a person engaged in conflict or competition with another
    参与斗争者;竞争者
adjective
  1. engaged in fighting during a war
    作战的;战斗的
    all the combatant armies went to war with machine guns.
    所有的战斗部队都带着机关枪投入战斗。
语源
  1. late Middle English (as an adjective used in heraldry to describe two lions facing one another with raised forepaws): from Old French, present participle of combatre 'to fight' (see combat)
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