civilian
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
noun
A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
Informal
noun
A student of civil law at a university or college.
noun
An employee of the civil service.
adj
Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.
Example Sentences
- "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"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cyvylien, civilien