What does noncombatant mean?
Definitions for noncombatant
ˌnɒn kəmˈbæt nt, nɒnˈkɒm bə tntnon·com·bat·ant
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Princeton's WordNet
noncombatantadjective
a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
noncombatantadjective
used of civilians in time of war
noncombatantadjective
member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
GCIDE
Noncombatantnoun
A person not attached to a military unit, or not participating in the military activities of a war; a civilian; as, the bomb killed twenty noncombatants.
Wiktionary
noncombatantnoun
A non-fighting member of the armed forces
noncombatantnoun
A civilian in time of conflict
Webster Dictionary
Noncombatantnoun
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
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of noncombatant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of noncombatant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of noncombatant in a Sentence
If somebody is wounded, they're a noncombatant, and under international humanitarian law, they should be treated as such and they're not legitimate targets.
Noncombatant evacuation operation is different, noncombat operation – that was done under conditions of great volatility, great violence, great threat.
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