combattant

English

Etymology

French combattant. Doublet of combatant.

Adjective

combattant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) In fighting position; said of two lions set face to face, each rampant.

See also

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for combattant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

French

Etymology

From combattre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ba.tɑ̃/
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Participle

combattant

  1. present participle of combattre

Noun

combattant m (plural combattants, feminine combattante)

  1. combatant; fighter

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

combattant m (plural combattants, feminine combattante)

  1. (Jersey) combatant
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