noncombatant

English

Etymology

non- +‎ combatant

Noun

noncombatant (plural noncombatants)

1. Alternative form of non-combatant
   • 2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone:

     Born in Chicago on April 9th, 1926, he was the son of Methodists, served as a noncombatant in World War II, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Illinois and didn't lose his virginity until he was 22.