noncombatant

[ non-kuh m-bat-nt, non-kom-buh-tnt ]

/ ˌnɒn kəmˈbæt nt, nɒnˈkɒm bə tnt /

a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.

a person who is not directly involved in combat; a civilian in wartime.

not constituting, designed for, or engaged in combat.

Origin of noncombatant

First recorded in 1805–15; non- + combatant

Though limited to a noncombatant role, the Marines arrived in Guatemala fully armed.

Guatemala: A Losing Battle in the War on Drugs? |Mac Margolis |September 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Royal Engineers are the men who are looked on in training as a noncombatant force, with safe jobs.

Trenching at Gallipoli |John Gallishaw
Jason Russell, an invalid and a noncombatant, was barbarously butchered in his own house.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 |Various
Hence Germany could apparently sink vessels with impunity so long as the noncombatant victims belonged to other nationalities.

The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) |Various

He issued a series of silly general orders making war on the noncombatant population of Virginia within his line.

The Victim |Thomas Dixon
Naturally he would have been denied permission to go forward during an engagement—that was no time nor place for a noncombatant.

Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line |Clarence Young

noncombatant

/ (ˌnɒnˈkɒmbətənt) /

a civilian in time of war

a member of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting, such as a chaplain or surgeon