noncombatant
noun
- a member of the armed forces whose activities do not include actual combat, as a chaplain
- any civilian in wartime
adjective
- not involving combat
- of noncombatants
See noncombatant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nŏnˌkəm-bătˈnt, -kŏmˈbə-tnt)
noun- A member of the armed forces, such as a chaplain or surgeon, whose duties lie outside combat.
- A civilian in wartime, especially one in a war zone.
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