English → Latin
“combatant” in Latin
pugnōto fight, combat, battle, engage; to contend, conflict, oppose, contradict; to endeavour, struggle, strivemīlesA soldier.; A knight.; A man in boardgames such as ludus latrunculi and chess.armōto furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize; to excite, stir up, rouse, provoke; to arm, equip, furnishgladiātorgladiator, swordsman; a term of reproach for someone who behaves violently in the manner of a gladiator; a murderer, cutlū̆ctorto struggle, strive, contend; to wrestle, fightpugila boxer, pugilist; a hardened foreheadvēnātorhunter
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
combatant
pugnator: miles: armatus (any armed man): gladiator (in the circus, etc.): luctator (wrestler): pugil (pugilist): venator (that fights in the circus with wild beasts).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for combatant?
- The usual Latin words for “combatant” are pugnō, mīles, armō; also gladiātor, lū̆ctor, pugil. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.