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combatant

Roget category 726

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.4. Antagonism
›› 5.4.2. Active antagonism

#726. Combatant

noun

combatantdisputant, controversialist, polemic, litigant, belligerentcompetitor, rival, corrivalfighter, assailantchampion, Paladinmosstrooper, swashbuckler fire eater, duelist, bully, bludgeon man, rough.
prize fighter, pugilist, boxer, bruiser, the fancy, gladiator, athlete, wrestlerfighting-cock, game-cockwarrior, soldier, fighting man, Amazon, man at arms, armigerentcampaigner, veteranswordsman, sabreur, redcoat, military man, Rajput.
armed force, troops, soldiery, military forces, sabaoth, the army, standing army, regulars, the line, troops of the line, militia, yeomanry, volunteers, trainband, fencibleauxiliary, bersagliere, bravegarde-nationale, garde-royale [Fr.]minuteman [U.S.]auxiliary forces, reserve forcesreserves, posse comitatus [Lat.], national guard, gendarme, beefeaterguards, guardsmanyeomen of the guard, life guards, household troops.
janissarymyrmidonMama, Mamelukespahee, spahi, Cossack, Croat, Pandoz.
irregular, guerilla, partisan, condottierefranctireur [Fr.], tirailleur, bashi-bazouk [guerilla organization names: list], vietminh, vietcongshining pathcontrashuk, hukbalahap.
mercenary, soldier of fortunehired gun, gunfighter, gunslingerbushwhacker, free lance, companionHessian.
hit man torpedo, soldier.
levy, draughtLandwehr [G.], Landsturm [G.]conscript, recruit, cadet, raw levies.
infantry, infantryman, private, private soldier, foot soldierTommy Atkins, rank and file, peon, trooper, sepoy, legionnaire, legionary, cannon fodder, food for powderofficer etc. (commander) 745subaltern, ensign, standard bearer spearman, pikemanspear bearerhalberdier, lancermusketeer, carabineer, rifleman, jager [G.], sharpshooter, yager, skirmishergrenadier, fusileerarcher, bowman.
horse and foothorse soldiercavalry, horse, artillery, horse artillery, light horse, voltigeur [Fr.], uhlan, mounted rifles, dragoon, hussarlight dragoon, heavy dragoonheavycuirassier [Fr.]Foot Guards, Horse Guards.
gunner, cannoneer, bombardier, artilleryman, matrosssapper, sapper and minerengineerlight infantry, rifles, chasseur [Fr.], zouavemilitary train, coolie.
army, corps d'armee [Fr.], host, division, battalia, column, wing, detachment, garrison, flying column, brigade, regiment, corps, battalion, sotnia, squadron, company, platoon, battery, subdivision, section, squadpiquet, picket, guard, rank, filelegion, phalanx, cohortcloud of skirmishers.
war horse, charger, destrier.
marine, man-of-war's man etc. (sailor) 269navy, wooden walls, naval forces, fleet, flotilla, armada, squadron.
[ships of war] man-of-war destroyersubmarineminesweepertorpedo-boat, torpedo-destroyerpatrol torpedo boat, PT boattorpedo-catcher, war castle, H.
M.S. — battleship, battle wagon, dreadnought, line of battle ship, ship of the lineaircraft carrier, carrier.
flattop [Coll.]helicopter carriermissile platform, missile boatironclad, turret ship, ram, monitor, floating batteryfirst-rate, frigate, sloop of war, corvette, gunboat, bomb vesselflagship, guard ship, cruiserarmored cruiser, protected cruiserprivateer.
[supporting ships] tenderstore ship, troop shiptransport, catamaranmerchant marine.

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.

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