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combatant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·ba·tant /ˈkɒmbətənt $ kəmˈbætnt/ noun [countable]  WARsomeone who fights in a war 战斗人员,战士
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combatantThe group is believed to have about 100 combatants.But the new strategy threatens not only combatants, but those coordinating attacks.Political combatants now routinely impugn the very moral fiber of their opponents.The controversy was so deep that an appeal was made to Rome by the combatants.Before it was over, knuckle-dusters had been used and two of the combatants were taken to hospital.On one side of the river, the combatants represented good.The two combatants gradually edge off to the other side of the street.
com·ba·tant nounChineseSyllable
a war in Corpus someone fights who


combatant
combatant /ˈkɒmbətənt $ kəmˈbætnt/ noun [countable]
someone who fights in a war


com·bat·antBrE /ˈkɒmbətənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːmbətənt/ 🔊 nouna person or group involved in fighting in a war or battle 参战者;战斗人员;战士   compare non-combatant