noun
1.
a member of the armed forces who does not actually fight in a war, for example an army doctor
2.
in a war, a person who is not a member of the armed forces
SYN civilian
—compare combatant
noun
1.
a member of the armed forces who does not actually fight in a war, for example an army doctor
2.
in a war, a person who is not a member of the armed forces
SYN civilian
—compare combatant
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005