Civilian

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

39 more languages

العربيةالمدنيمدني

Беларускаяцыві́льны

Българскиграждански

Bosanskicivilcivilniцивил

Catalàcivil

Češtinacivilcivilistacivilní

Danskcivil

Ελληνικάπολίτης

فارسیمدنی

Suomisiviili

עבריתאזרחי

हिन्दीनागरिक

Hrvatskicivilcivilniцивил

Magyarcivilpolgári

Հայերենքաղաքացիական

Íslenskaborgaralegur

Italianocivile

日本語市民の文民民生民間民間人野人+ 3 more

ქართულისამოქალაქო

Қазақ тіліжай

ភាសាខ្មែរស៊ីវិល

한국어민간의민간인

Kurdîsivîlzivil

Latinapaganus

Lietuviųcivilinis

Latviešucivils

Македонскицивилен

မြန်မာအရပ်

Nederlandsburger-civiel

Polskicywilny

Portuguêscivil

Românăcivil

Русскийгражданскийциви́льныйшта́тский

Shqipcivil

Српскиcivilcivilniцивил

Svenskacivilcivilist

Türkçesivil

Українськациві́льнийшта́тський

Tiếng Việtthường dân

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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