Difference between Noncombatant and Civilian

What is the difference between Noncombatant and Civilian?

Noncombatant as a noun is a non-fighting member of the armed forces while Civilian as a noun is a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the military, the police, or a belligerent group.

Noncombatant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A non-fighting member of the armed forces A civilian in time of conflict

Civilian

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That which is not related to the military, police or other uniformed profession

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the military, the police, or a belligerent group.A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

Example sentence: My father was an army officer who left the forces when I was six and never really fitted back into civilian life. My mother had five children and a mother with Alzheimer's, who lived with us, so I imagined that she had a lot to do.

We hope you now know whether to use Noncombatant or Civilian in your sentence.

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