Definition
One who combats; a person who fights against or opposes something.
Etymology
From combat + -er (suffix forming agent nouns meaning 'one who does'). Combatant is a more common modern variant.
Kelly Says
'Combater' is technically correct but archaic—most people say 'combatant' instead, which shows how suffixes compete (someone who fights = -er or -ant?), and the -ant version won this linguistic battle!
Translations
ARالعربية
مقاومة
muka-wa-mah
CACatalà
combater
kom-ba-ter
CSČeština
bojovat
bo-jo-vat
DEDeutsch
kämpfen
kem-pen
ESEspañol
combatir
kom-ba-tir
FAفارسی
جنگیدن
jang-i-den
FISuomi
taistelu
ta-is-te-lu
FRFrançais
combattre
kom-ba-tre
HUMagyar
küzdeni
koo-ze-deni
IDBahasa Indonesia
berjuang
ber-juang
ITItaliano
combattere
kom-ba-t-tare
MSBahasa Melayu
berjuang
ber-juang
MYမြန်မာ
လက်မှတ်
let-maht
NLNederlands
vechten
vech-ten
PLPolski
walczyć
val-chich
PTPortuguês
combater
kom-ba-ter
RORomână
a lupta
a loo-pta
RUРусский
бороться
bor-o-tsa
SWKiswahili
pambana
pam-ba-na
TRTürkçe
mücadele etmek
moo-ka-de-le eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
боротися
borot-sya
VITiếng Việt
đánh nhau
dahn-nau