About The Word Noncombatant
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Noncombatant
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What's The Definition Of Noncombatant?
[n] a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
[adj] member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon [adj] used of civilians in time of war Synonyms | Synonyms for Noncombatant: civilian | military Related Terms | Find terms related to Noncombatant: citizen | civilian | conciliatory | dovish | irenic | nonaggressive | nonbelligerent | nonmilitant | nonresistant | nonresister | nonviolent | pacific | pacifist | pacifistic | peaceable | peace-loving | unbellicose | uncontentious | unhostile | unmilitant | unmilitary See Also | man | military man | military personnel | serviceman Noncombatant In Webster's Dictionary \Non*com"bat*ant\, n. (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.
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