combatant
11combatant — /keuhm bat nt, kom beuh teuhnt, kum /, n. 1. a nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces. 2. a person or group that fights. adj. 3. combating; fighting: the combatant armies. 4. disposed to combat; combative. [1425 75; late ME… …
12combatant — [[t]kɒ̱mbət(ə)nt, AM kəmbæ̱t [/t]] combatants N COUNT: usu pl A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war. I have never suggested that UN forces could physically separate the combatants in the region...… …
13combatant — 1. noun 1) a combatant in the war Syn: fighter, soldier, serviceman, servicewoman, warrior, trooper 2) combatants in the computer market Syn: contender, adversary, opponent, competitor, challenger …
14combatant — UK [ˈkɒmbətənt] / US [ˈkɑmbət(ə)nt] noun [countable] Word forms combatant : singular combatant plural combatants formal a person, group, or country that takes part in a war …
15combatant — noun Date: 15th century one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combat • combatant adjective …
16combatant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fighter Nouns 1. (one who fights) combatant, disputant, litigant, belligerent; fighter, assailant; swashbuckler, fire eater, duel[l]ist, bully; fighting man, prizefighter, pugilist, boxer, bruiser,… …
17Combatant commander — (CCDR) is the title of a major military leader of United States armed forces, either of a large geographical region or of a particular military function, formerly known as a commander in chief.The Goldwater Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of… …
18Combatant Status Review Tribunal — Trailer where the Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held. The detainee s hands and feet are shackled to a bolt in the floor in front of the white plastic chair.[1][2] …
19combatant command (command authority) — Nontransferable command authority established by title 10 (“Armed Forces”), United States Code, section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified combatant commands unless otherwise directed by the President or the Secretary of… …
20Combatant ship — A combatant ship is a naval ship designed primarily to go into harm s way. [1] A combatant ship is armed with offensive weaponry, although the ship and its weapons may be employed in offensive or defensive roles. Combatant ships and auxiliary… …
