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noncombatant Definition

non·com·bat·ant (nän′kəm bat′'nt, nän′käm′bə tənt)

noun

  1. a member of the armed forces whose activities do not include actual combat, as a chaplain
  2. any civilian in wartime

adjective

  1. not involving combat
  2. of noncombatants

  • noncombat
  • noncombining
  • noncombustible

noncombatant Usage Examples

Converse of object

protect: Geneva Convention provisions were aimed at protecting noncombatants in times of war.

Modifies a noun

  • evacuation: The mission may be peacekeeping, nation assistance, support for insurgency and counterinsurgency, noncombatant evacuation, or humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
  • target: BRENNAN: If they were deemed to be combatants, they do not -- it has to be [ a ] noncombatant target.