military personnel vs noncombatant

noncombatant vs military personnel

military personnel and noncombatant both are nouns.

military personnel is not an adjective while noncombatant is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
military personnel	Yes	No	No	No
noncombatant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, noncombatant is a hyponym of military personnel; that is, noncombatant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than military personnel:

military personnel: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
noncombatant: a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)

Other hyponyms of military personnel include air force officer, commander, artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner, bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy, commando, ranger, conscript, draftee, inductee, enlisted person, devil dog, leatherneck, Marine, shipboard soldier, military officer, officer, occupier, striper, ex-serviceman, vet, veteran, veteran, veteran soldier, military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer.

military personnel (noun)	noncombatant (noun)
soldiers collectively	a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

military personnel (adjective)	noncombatant (adjective)
	member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
	used of civilians in time of war

Difference between military personnel and noncombatant

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