combatiente — meaning in English

English meaning

• combatant noun A person who takes part in fighting, especially as an armed member of a military force.
• fighter noun A person who fights, especially a soldier, boxer, or martial artist.
• ruff noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.

Senses

combatiente is used for these senses in English:

• combatant A person engaged in combat, often armed.
• fighter A person who fights; a combatant.
• ruff Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

fighter — full definition

1. noun A person who fights, especially a soldier, boxer, or martial artist.
2. noun A person who shows great determination in the face of hardship, such as illness.
3. noun A fast military aircraft built mainly to engage and shoot down other aircraft.

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