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noun a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
adjective used of civilians in time of war
adjective member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
originEtymology tree English non- English combatant English noncombatant From non- + combatant.
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