citizen

UK /ˈsɪtɪzən/ US /ˈsɪtɪzən/
noun 7

Definitions

noun

1

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

[T]hat large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs were likely to get impatient.

2

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

I am a Roman citizen.

Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair. Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he? Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry.

3

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.

A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting other citizens of the sea.

4

A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

5

A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.

noun

1

A personal Title denoting citizenship, implicitly of the nation in which it is spoken

2

A pupil of City of London School

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