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noncombatant

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non⋅com⋅bat⋅ant

  [non-kuhm-bat-nt, non-kom-buh-tnt]
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–noun
1. a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.
2. a person who is not directly involved in combat; a civilian in wartime.
–adjective
3. not constituting, designed for, or engaged in combat.
Origin:
1805–15; non- + combatant
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non·com·bat·ant   (nŏn'kəm-bāt'nt, -kŏm'bə-tnt)   
n.  

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

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

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