Civilian - Wikipedia Civilian is believed to have been used to refer to non-combatants as early as 1829 The term "non-combatant" now refers to people in general who are not or are no longer actively engaging in hostilities in time of war, rather than just civilians
CIVILIAN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com The most common meaning for civilian is simply someone who is not in the military It can also refer to any object that is not military in origin — e g , " civilian clothes" or " civilian life "