citizen
[noun]
Synonyms: inhabitant, denizen, dweller, resident, subject, townsman

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Antonyms: alien
Contrasted words: foreigner, stranger

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English Thesaurus: citizen, national, resident, native, subject, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cit‧i‧zen S2 W2 /ˈsɪtəzən, ˈsɪtɪzən/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: citezein, from Old French citeien, from cité ( ⇒ city); probably influenced by denizen]

1. someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state:
We need our schools to teach students to be good citizens.
The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm. ⇒ senior citizen

2. someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not ⇒ national:
At the time, there were over 2,000 British citizens living in Iraq.

3. second-class citizen someone who is made to feel unimportant because of the way people treat them

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

citizen
noun
ADJ. full a group of indigenous people fighting for acceptance as full citizens of the country
naturalized | Italian, Thai, etc. | decent, good, honest, law-abiding, respectable, responsible, upright This terrible crime has shocked all law-abiding citizens.
leading, prominent She is a prominent citizen of the town.
average, ordinary It's not clear how the new law will affect the ordinary citizen.
second-class minorities who felt they had been treated as second-class citizens
private The king was visiting France as a private citizen.
senior travel concessions for senior citizens

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

citizen

a good citizen
One of the aims of education is to produce good citizens.
a law-abiding citizen (=never breaking the law)
Most of the people in this town are law-abiding citizens.
a respectable/decent citizen (=good and honest)
There are gangs on the streets who are terrorizing respectable citizens.
an upstanding/upright citizen (=honest and responsible)
The rest of his family are honest upright citizens.
a model citizen (=a very good one)
His neighbours described him as a model citizen.
an ordinary citizen (also a regular citizen American English)
The government is not aware of the views of ordinary citizens.
a senior citizen (=someone over 60 years old, or someone who has retired)
There are special clubs for senior citizens.
sb’s fellow citizens (=people who live in the same town, country etc as you)
70% of our fellow citizens live in poverty.
a private citizen (=an ordinary citizen without a public position)
Laws exist to protect private citizens.
a leading/prominent citizen (=an important one)
The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

citizen someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state:
In order to become a US citizen, you need to have a Permanent Resident card.
All British citizens have the right to live in the UK.
Good citizens understand that they have a responsibility to the community.
national a citizen of a country who is living in another country:
She insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the country.
Russians nationals were ordered to leave.
Her husband is a French national.
resident someone who lives in a particular street or area:
There have been complaints by local residents about the building work.
She was a resident of Chicago for many years.
native someone who was born in a particular country but moved to another country – used when describing a person or their life:
Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France.
subject someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, and has a right to live there:
Northern Ireland citizens are British subjects.
alien formal someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in - used in official contexts:
Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

citizen
ˈsɪtɪzn
See: senior citizen

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