Synonyms for citizen
ˈsɪt ə zən, -səncit·i·zen

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   subject, stranger, alien, foreigner, illegal

2. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.

   When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area.

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   stranger, foreigner, alien, illegal, subject

3. citizennoun

   A member of a state that is not a monarchy; used as antonym to subject.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   foreigner, illegal, subject, alien, stranger

4. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized resident of a city or town.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   stranger, alien, foreigner, illegal, subject

5. citizennoun

   A resident of any particular place to which the subject feels to belong.

   Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau - a book written of the former Canadian prime minister by John English, 2007.

   Synonyms:
   burgher, national

   Antonyms:
   stranger, illegal, alien, subject, foreigner

6. citizennoun

   A civilian, as opposed to a soldier, police officer etc.

   Synonyms:
   national, burgher

   Antonyms:
   subject, foreigner, alien, illegal, stranger

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   countryman, fellow-countryman, native, native-born inhabitant, naturalized person

   Antonyms:
   alien, alien, foreigner, stranger

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1. citizen

   Synonyms:
   townsman, inhabitant, burgess, subject, denizen

   Antonyms:
   alien, foreigner, visitor, exile

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1. citizennoun

   a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

   Antonyms:
   outlander, alien, foreigner, noncitizen

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1. • National

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1. stateful

   a person which is a citizen of a country

   Submitted by anonymous on January 5, 2020  

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   inhabitant, resident, dweller

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1. citizennoun

   Synonyms:
   resident

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1. List of paraphrases for "citizen":

   citizens, burger, citoyen, citizenship, civic, nationality, ciudadana, citizenry, civil, public, ressortissant

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1. Clint Broden:

   We are disappointed in the verdict both as it relates to Daniel Perry and as it relates to a citizen’s ability to defend themselves, sgt. Perry will, of course, appeal the verdict and we are hopeful that the case will ultimately be overturned on appeal.

2. Bill Browder:

   I’m not even an American citizen, i’m a British citizen and have lived here for 29 years.

3. Sean Ryan:

   Al Umarayn had given indications of posing an imminent threat to coalition forces, and Al Umarayn was involved in the killing of American citizen and former US Army Ranger Peter Kassig, al Umarayn has been linked to and directly involved with executing several other prisoners as a senior ISIS member.

4. Benjamin Crump:

   There's an old saying in the black community that everybody else is protected and served but we are policed, we don't want to be policed. We want to be protected and served as any American citizen.

5. Mike Brodo:

   I think that's kind of the core mission here is kind of trying to appeal to people our age, getting them involved in politics, i think our biggest demographic that we're appealing to is actually people that are not political junkies like Mike Brodo, that are always talking about it. It's the people that care about politics to the level that any citizen should, but are just so turned off because of how polarized and disgusting a lot of the discourse is today.