Combatant and Protagonist

Combatant

Combatant noun - Someone who fights (or is fighting).

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Protagonist and combatant are semantically related In some cases you can use "Protagonist" instead a noun "Combatant".

Nearby Words: combat, combative, combating

Protagonist noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.

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Combatant and protagonist are semantically related in person who takes the lead topic. You can use "Combatant" instead a noun "Protagonist".

human	human combatant	human protagonist
old	old combatant	old protagonist
good	good combatant	good protagonist
female	female combatant	female protagonist
Other adjectives: average, single, poor, strong, real, male, main, experienced, major, former, final, ruthless, primary, playable.

The protagonist can't quite bring himself to believe she's really doing it, adding to his impression of her as a dramatist rather than a practical combatant.

Source: Staff of Authority
Ominous Floating Castle: Dark Heaven Castle One-Man Party: Unless you have an unhealthy and masochistic obsession with level-grinding, the vast majority of your resources will go into building up Toan (understandable as he's the main protagonist) and a long-range combatant (likely Ruby).

Source: Video Game / Dark Cloud

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