/non'keuhm bat"nt, non kom"beuh tnt/ , n.
1. a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.
2. a person who is not directly involved in combat; a civilian in wartime.
adj.
3. not constituting, designed for, or engaged in combat.
[ 1805-15; NON- + COMBATANT ]