non|com|bat|ant

non|com|bat|ant
non|com|bat|ant «NON kuhm BAT uhnt, non KOM buh- tuhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person in the armed forces who takes no part in combat. Surgeons, nurses, and chaplains are noncombatants even though with the army.
2. a person having civilian status in wartime.
–adj.
not fighting; having civilian status in wartime: »

noncombatant personnel.


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