combatant vs gouger

combatant and gouger both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combatant	Yes	Yes	No	No
gouger	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gouger is a hyponym of combatant; that is, gouger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combatant:

combatant (noun)	gouger (noun)
someone who fights (or is fighting)	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
	an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye

combatant (adjective)	gouger (adjective)
engaging in or ready for combat