combatant
person who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict
partisan
member of a guerrilla movement
warrior
person specializing in combat or warfare
Resistant
Arab fighters against French rule in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in the 1950s
gladiator
combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire n
cannon fodder
informal, derogatory term for combatants
unlawful combatant
person who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war
jihadist
combattant in the name of Jihadism
Battle buddy
U.S. Army term for a soldier's assigned partner