Combatant: A general term to designate those who take part in actual fighting and carry arms, as distinguished from civilians and such followers of an army as surgeons, nurses, chaplains, grooms, etc. [1] The opposite of combatant is Non-Combatant.
See also Belligerents.
References / notes
- ↑ Various contributors (1914). The War Book-of-Facts. 2nd Edition. A.W. Shaw Company, London p.139.
Glossary of words and phrases
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