nonveterans
Without military service
Nonveterans are people who have not served in the armed forces.
The term appears mainly in contexts where veteran status matters—benefits eligibility, hiring preferences, or statistical comparisons: The study compared health outcomes between veterans and nonveterans.
Members of a nation
- civiliansNon-military population
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- publicAvailable to all
nationals · inhabitants · taxpayers · workforce · electorate · constituents · commuters · consumers
Inexperienced beginners in profession
- novicesInexperienced newcomers
- beginnersThose newly learning
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
amateurs · newcomers · newbies · tyros · fledglings · uninitiated · untrained · inexperienced
citizens
Members of a nation
public · nationals · inhabitants · taxpayers · workforce · electorate · constituents · commuters · consumers · homeowners
rookies
Inexperienced beginners in profession
greenhorns · amateurs · newcomers · newbies · tyros · fledglings · uninitiated · untrained · inexperienced · unskilled
nonveteransveterans
Former armed forces members
vets · war veterans · combat veterans · ex-servicemen · servicemembers