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Noncombatant   /nˌɑnkəmbˈætənt/   Listen
Noncombatant

adjective
1.
Used of civilians in time of war.
2.
Member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon.





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"Noncombatant" Quotes from Famous Books



... wherefore should I yield?—I am a noncombatant. The articles of capitulation must be arranged with Captain John Lawton; though yielding, I believe, is not a subject on which you will ...
— The Spy • James Fenimore Cooper
... is frequently used in military literature to distinguish physical objectives which are combatant in character from those which are noncombatant. The considerations which follow are applicable to physical objectives ...
— Sound Military Decision • U.s. Naval War College


Words linked to "Noncombatant" :   military personnel, civilian, serviceman, military, man, military man


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