0 a person, especially in the armed forces, who does not fight in a war, for example a priest or a doctor --
1 relating to a noncombatant: --
About 100,000 noncombatant civilians died in that battle.
noncombatant troops/ships
2 a person who is part of a military group, but whose job does not include fighting: --
Medics, chaplains, and other noncombatants were part of the regiment.
The country has offered troops on a noncombatant basis.
About 850 women are officers, three of whom already command noncombatant ships.
The only certain non-combatant role in the forces was in the Chaplains' Corps.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
noncombatant