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CIVILIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nonmilitary citizen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("civilian" is a kind of...):
citizen (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)
Antonym:
serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Derivation:
civilian (associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
Example:
civilian life
Classified under:
Similar:
civil (applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military)
noncombatant (used of civilians in time of war)
Antonym:
military (associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians)
Derivation:
civilian (a nonmilitary citizen)
