counter-combatant

A form of countercombatant — Targeting or countering combatants. (Describing, for example, a strike that targets enemy troop concentrations, as opposed to a counterindustrial strike that targets enemy industry.)

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Meanings

adjectivecounter-combatant (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of countercombatant.
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APA

counter-combatant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-combatant

MLA

“counter-combatant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-combatant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-combatant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-combatant.

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