superior vs combatant

combatant vs superior

superior and combatant both are nouns.

superior and combatant both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, combatant is a hypernym of superior; that is, combatant is a word with a broader meaning than superior:

superior: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
combatant: someone who fights (or is fighting)

Other hypernyms of superior include battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper.

superior (noun)	combatant (noun)
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character	someone who fights (or is fighting)
one of greater rank or station or quality
the head of a religious community
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

superior (adjective)	combatant (adjective)
written or printed above and to one side of another character	engaging in or ready for combat
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
of high or superior quality or performance
having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
having a higher rank
(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

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