combatiente

Definitions of combatiente
  1. noun
    someone who fights (or is fighting)
    synonyms: batallador
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    Alejandro Magno
    king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
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    boxeador, boxeador profesional, embalador, empaquetador, envasador, púgil
    someone who fights with his fists for sport
    alborotador, peleador
    a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
    espadachín
    someone skilled at fencing
    gladiador
    (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
    vencedor
    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
    luchador
    combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
    peso gallo
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
    peso gallo
    weighs 115-126 pounds
    conquistador, debelador
    someone who is victorious by force of arms
    peso pluma
    weighs 126-139 pounds
    peso pluma
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
    peso mosca
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds
    peso mosca
    weighs no more than 115 pounds
    peso pesado
    a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
    peso pesado
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
    peso ligero
    a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
    peso ligero
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
    peso medio
    a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
    peso medio
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
    sparring, spárring
    a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight
    peso wélter
    a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
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