citizen | Definition of citizen

Synonyms and Antonyms of citizen

1 a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right

Synonyms of citizen

freeman, national, subject

Words Related to citizen

compatriot, countryman

inhabitant, native, nonimmigrant, resident

Near Antonyms of citizen

foreigner, stranger

immigrant, nonnative

Antonyms of citizen

alien, noncitizen

2 a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis

claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

Synonyms of citizen

burgher, townie (or towny), townsman, villager

Words Related to citizen

cliff dweller, denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, national, native, occupant, resident, resider, subject

town, townsfolk, townspeople

suburbanite, urbanite

Near Antonyms of citizen

alien, foreigner, guest, nonnative, tourist, transient, visitor

Antonyms of citizen