combaterEtymologyFrom combat + -er.nounOne who combats.“1615, William HULL (D.D.), The Mirrour of Maiestie. Wherein the Mother-church Inviteth Her Damsels to Contemplate the Harbourlesse Ghest, Yet Waiting at the Doore of Mans Heart ... In Fiue Sermons ... Preached in Ascension Weeke, page 115:”