Meaning of Civilian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
2. A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
   informal
3. One skilled in civil law.
4. A student of civil law at a university or college.
5. An employee of the civil service.
   Indian-English

Equivalents

Examples

“An army never can be commanded or controlled by civilians.”

“Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.”

“I have this vision one day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian.”

“The bathroom was for employees only, so civilians weren't allowed to use it.”

“Ancient civilians and writers upon government.”

“although he kept his name in the college books, and changed his commoner gown to that of a civilian, yet he had now, I believe, no thoughts of proceeding to any degree; and seldom resided in college any more”

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