noncombatant

noun

A member of the armed forces, such as a chaplain or surgeon, whose duties lie outside combat.

noun

A civilian in wartime, especially one in a war zone.

noun

One 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.

noun

A civilian in time of war.

noun

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.

noun

A person not attached to a military unit, or not participating in the military activities of a war; a civilian.

noun

A non-fighting member of the armed forces

noun

A civilian in time of conflict

adjective

used of civilians in time of war

adjective

member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon