noncombatant
nounA member of the armed forces, such as a chaplain or surgeon, whose duties lie outside combat.
nounA civilian in wartime, especially one in a war zone.
nounOne who is connected with a military or naval force in some other capacity than that of a fighter, as surgeons and their assistants, chaplains, members of the commissariat department, etc.
nounA civilian in time of war.
nounAny 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.
nounA person not attached to a military unit, or not participating in the military activities of a war; a civilian.
nounA non-fighting member of the
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used of civilians in time of war
adjectivemember of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon