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Combatant vs Defender - What's the difference?

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Combatant is a related term of defender.


As nouns the difference between combatant and defender

is that combatant is an armed fighter while defender is someone who defends people or property.

As an adjective combatant

is contending; disposed to contend.

combatant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An armed fighter.
    • Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Contending; disposed to contend.
    • (Ben Jonson)
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    defender

    English

    Alternative forms

    * defendor (obsolete) * defendour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who defends people or property.
  • (legal) A lawyer who represents defendants.
  • A fighter who repels an attack.
  • (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.