Meaning of CIVILIAN
| Pronunciation: | | si'vilyun
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- [n] a nonmilitary citizen
- [adj] associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"
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| | Synonyms: | | civil, noncombatant |
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| | Antonyms: | | man, military, military man, military personnel, serviceman | | |
| | See Also: | | citizen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ci*vil"ian\, n. [From {Civil}]
1. One skilled in the civil law.
Ancient civilians and writers upon government.
--Swift.
2. A student of the civil law at a university or college.
--R. Graves.
3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military
or clerical.
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| | Related Terms: | | AG, attorney general, citizen, corporation lawyer, court-appointed lawyer, criminal lawyer, DA, defense counsel, district attorney, junior counsel, KC, law agent, leader, mouthpiece, nonbelligerent, noncombatant, nonresistant, nonresister, private attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, public prosecutor, publicist, QC, silk, silk gown, solicitor general, special pleader, SSC, stuff gown, stuff-gownsman, US attorney |
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