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noncombatant

non·com·bat·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-kuh m-bat-nt, non-kom-buh-tnt]
    • /ˌnɒn kəmˈbæt nt, nɒnˈkɒm bə tnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-kuh m-bat-nt, non-kom-buh-tnt]
    • /ˌnɒn kəmˈbæt nt, nɒnˈkɒm bə tnt/

Definitions of noncombatant word

  • noun noncombatant a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain. 1
  • noun noncombatant a person who is not directly involved in combat; a civilian in wartime. 1
  • adjective noncombatant not constituting, designed for, or engaged in combat. 1
  • noun noncombatant A person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian, chaplain, or medical practitioner. 1
  • noun noncombatant non-fighting military employee 1
  • noun noncombatant civilian 1
See all 14 definitions of noncombatant

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Origin of noncombatant

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; non- + combatant

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Parts of speech for Noncombatant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Noncombatant

noncombatant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

noncombatant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for noncombatant

noun noncombatant

  • civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
  • citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
  • fighter — a boxer; pugilist.
  • commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
  • subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.

adjective noncombatant

  • militaries — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • private — privacy
  • militancy — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
  • hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
  • impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
All 47 Synonyms of noncombatant

Antonyms for noncombatant

noun noncombatant

  • soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.

adjective noncombatant

  • military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
  • biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
  • concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
  • decided — Decided means clear and definite.
All 21 Antonyms of noncombatant

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