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Noncombatant
Non-com′bat-ant
,Noun.
1.
(Mil.)
Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
Definition 2024
noncombatant
noncombatant
English
Alternative forms
- non-combatant
Noun
noncombatant (plural noncombatants)
- A non-fighting member of the armed forces
- A civilian in time of conflict