Civilian vs. Citizen
Difference Between Civilian and Citizen
Civiliannoun
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.Citizennoun
(obsolete) A resident of a city or town, particularly:
Civiliannoun
(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.
Citizennoun
(historical) A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city.
Civiliannoun
One skilled in civil law.
Citizennoun
(obsolete) A member of the early modern urban middle class, distinguished from nobles and landed gentry on one side and from peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.
Civiliannoun
A student of civil law at a university or college.
Citizennoun
(Christianity) A resident or future resident of the heavenly city or later of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
Civilianadjective
Not related to the military, police or other professions.
The three detainees were actually army defectors wearing civilian clothing.He worked as a civilian journalist for ten years before being employed by the public broadcaster.Citizennoun
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role, particularly:
I am a Roman citizen.Civiliannoun
a nonmilitary citizen
Citizennoun
(dated) A member of a state that is not a monarchy.
Civilianadjective
associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military;
civilian clothingcivilian lifeCitizennoun
A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; dated a term of address among socialists and communists.
Citizennoun
An inhabitant: a member of any place.
Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.Citizennoun
A private citizen: a civilian, as opposed to a police officer, professional soldier, or other (usually state) group.
Citizennoun
(computing) An object.
Citizennoun
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
