warfighter

plural warfighters

1. USespeciallyA servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat.

   Near-synonyms: servicemember, warrior (each sometimes synonymous)

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   Training excellence inevitably returns to the leader— the warfighter. The warfighter is a special breed of soldier. From squad leader to corps commander, the warfighter knows how to fight on the battlefield.

   1986, Military Review, volume 66, page 11

   Shay also wrote eloquently, from his experience treating Vietnam veterans with traumatic stress injuries, how the betrayal in war of the moral order—of basic beliefs about right and wrong—can ruin the character of young warfighters.

   2011, Charles R. Figley, William P. Nash, Combat Stress Injury: Theory, Research, and Management, page 54

   Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) present many unique and challenging conditions for the warfighter.

   2011, Borko Furht, Handbook of Augmented Reality, page 681

   What will the future warfighter be like? What are the characteristics of the future battlefield on which he or she will fight? How must changes in military health care work to address emerging needs?

   2013, Peter Ramsaroop, Marion J. Ball, David Beaulieu, Advancing Federal Sector Health Care: A Model for Technology Transfer

   The U.S. Military's Food Processing, Engineering & Technology Team is responsible for keeping warfighters fed and healthy in the field.

   2014 June 10, “Food to fuel warfighters”, in CNN

   Synonyms: servicemember, warrior