noncombatant

nɒnˈkɒmbətənt

Definition

Definition of noncombatant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

war contextperson not engaged in fighting during a war

The noncombatants were evacuated from the conflict zone..

civilian

support role

TECH.

military member with non-fighting duties

TECH.

The surgeon served as a noncombatant during the conflict.

auxiliary

civilian

support staff

Adjective

military status

not taking part in combat, especially a civilian in wartime

As a noncombatant, he helped evacuate families.

ecstatic

elated

overjoyed

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Origin of noncombatant

Latin, non (not) + combattere (to fight)

Examples of noncombatant in a sentence

Medical personnel are considered noncombatants in war zones.
He was classified as a noncombatant in the army records.
Noncombatants were evacuated before the battle began.
Noncombatant medical staff were stationed safely behind the front lines.
The agreement guaranteed safe passage for all noncombatant personnel.

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French:non-combattant, non combattant, ...
German:Nichtkombattant, nichtkombattant, ...
Italian:civile, ...
Spanish:no combatiente, desarmado, ...
Portuguese:não combatente, ...
Chinese:非战斗人员, 非战斗的, ...
Japanese:非戦闘員, 非戦闘員の, ...
Arabic:غَيْرُ مُقَاتِل, غَيْر مُحَارِب, ...
Hebrew:אֶזְרָח, בִּלְתִּי לוֹחֵם, ...
Russian:не участвующий в бою, невоенный, ...
Ukrainian:небойовий, невойовий, ...
Hindi:गैर-लड़ाकू, गैर-युद्धरत, ...
Bengali:অযোদ্ধা, যুদ্ধবিহীন, ...
Catalan:no combatent, que no intervé en accions de combat en un context bèl.lic, ...
Czech:nebojující, nebojový, ...
Danish:civilperson, non-kombattant, ...
Dutch:niet-strijder, nonstrijdbaar, ...
Greek:άμαχος, μη μάχιμος, ...
Hungarian:nem harcoló fél, nem harcoló, ...
Khmer:ជនមិនចូលរួមប្រយុទ្ធ, មិនចូលរួមក្នុងការប្រយុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:비전투원, 비전투원인, ...
Persian:غیرنظامی, غیررزمی, ...
Polish:niekombatant, niebojowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):não combatente, desarmado, ...
Romanian:necombatant, civil, ...
Swedish:icke-stridande, obeväpnad, ...
Thai:ผู้ไม่สู้รบ, ที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับการรบ, ...
Turkish:savaşmayan kişi, savaş dışı, ...
Vietnamese:người không tham chiến, phi chiến đấu, ...

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