noncombatant vs military man

noncombatant and military man both are nouns.

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

As nouns, military man is a hypernym of noncombatant; that is, military man is a word with a broader meaning than noncombatant:

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

Other hypernyms of noncombatant include man, military personnel, serviceman.

noncombatant (noun)	military man (noun)
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

noncombatant (adjective)	military man (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