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combater

combater noun: one who combats.

Noun

combater (plural combaters)

  1. One who combats.
    • 1615, William HULL (D.D.), The Mirrour of Maiestie. Wherein the Mother-church Inviteth Her Damsels to Contemplate the Harbourlesse Ghest, Yet Waiting at the Doore of Mans Heart ... In Fiue Sermons ... Preached in Ascension Weeke, page 115:
    • […] in that great day of the Lord hee shall come to iudge the quicke and dead, bringing these Garlands in hand as the prises for the combaters […]

Forms of combater

pluralcombaters

Origin of combater

From combat + -er.

Questions about combater

What does combater mean?
Combater means one who combats.
What part of speech is combater?
Combater is a noun.
What is the plural of combater?
The plural of combater is combaters.

Words near combater in the dictionary

  1. combatable
  2. combatant
  3. combatants
  4. combatative
  5. combated
  6. combater
  7. combaters
  8. combatest
  9. combateth
  10. combating
  11. combative

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