( non-combatants)
Note: in AM, usually use 'noncombatant'
1.
Non-combatant troops are members of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting.
The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.
≠ combatant
N-COUNT : usu N n
2.
In a war, non-combatants are people who are not members of the armed forces.
The Red Cross has arranged two local ceasefires, allowing non-combatants to receive medical help.
= civilian
≠ combatant
N-COUNT : usu pl