# combatant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/ · frequency rank #31,923

## Definitions
1. A person engaged in combat, often armed.

## Etymology
Inherited from late Middle English combataunt, from Middle French combatant. By surface analysis, combat + -ant. Doublet of combattant.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccombatant`, `cmobatant`, `cobmatant`, `comabtant`, `combaatnt`, `combatannt`, `combatantt`, `combatatn`, `combatnat`, `combattant`, `combbatant`, `combtaant`, `commbatant`, `ocmbatant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/combatant