1. a person or group engaged in fighting or warfare

1. engaged in or ready for combat or fighting

Examples

• The wounded combatant was evacuated from the battlefield.
• Both combatants agreed to a temporary ceasefire.
• Enemy combatants were held as prisoners of war.
• The treaty distinguished between combatant and civilian targets.
• The combatant forces clashed at dawn.
• She took a combatant stance during the debate.
• The two combatant armies faced each other across the valley.