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NONCOMBATANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("noncombatant" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Derivation:
noncombatant (member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
Classified under:
Similar:
military (associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians)
Derivation:
noncombatant (a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used of civilians in time of war
Classified under:
Similar:
civilian (associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military)
