Vocabulary
Combatant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a person or nation engaged in fighting during a war.
Urdu meaning
لڑاکا، جنگجو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The BLA justifies targeting non-combatant Punjabis by arguing that these are `retaliatory attacks` in response to the disappearance and mutilation of Baloch individuals in the province.
- On Aug 30, 2021, the last US combatant to flee Afghanistan was Lt-Gen Chris Dona-hue.
- The Jewish state is not differentiating between man, woman or child, combatant or noncombatant.
- However, in the midst of the tragedy where non-combatant deaths are in the thousands, particularly in the Gaza hellscape, journalists covering the conflict especially those based in the besieged Strip have paid a heavy price.
Synonyms
fighter, fighting man, fighting woman, soldier, serviceman, servicewoman, warrior
Curator example
“in the long Russo-Swedish conflict, both combatants endured terrible sacrifices”
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