Noun

(en noun)

A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

(label) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

One skilled in civil law.

* Jonathan Swift

A student of civil law at a university or college.

Noun

(en noun)

A person who is legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.

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When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area.

(dated) A member of a state that is not a monarchy; used in contrast with subject .

A person who is a legally recognized resident of a city or town.

* George Eliot

That large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs.

A resident of any particular place to which the subject feels he/she belongs.

* 2007', John English, '''''Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

A civilian, as opposed to a soldier, police officer etc.