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contractor combatant

contractor combatant noun: a civilian in a war zone who performs the tasks of an armed soldier under the Geneva Convention.

Noun

contractor combatant (plural contractor combatants)

  1. (US) A civilian in a war zone who performs the tasks of an armed soldier under the Geneva Convention.

Forms of contractor combatant

pluralcontractor combatants

Origin of contractor combatant

Author and United States Department of Defense (DoD) contractor Carter Andress coined the term “contractor combatant” in his book about the Iraq War titled Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist.

Questions about contractor combatant

What does contractor combatant mean?
Contractor combatant means a civilian in a war zone who performs the tasks of an armed soldier under the Geneva Convention.
What part of speech is contractor combatant?
Contractor combatant is a noun.
What is the plural of contractor combatant?
The plural of contractor combatant is contractor combatants.

Words near contractor combatant in the dictionary

  1. contractniki
  2. contractniks
  3. contractocracies
  4. contractocracy
  5. contractor
  6. contractor combatant
  7. contractor combatants
  8. contractor's saw
  9. contractorization
  10. contractors
  11. contracts

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