CIVILIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CIVILIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “civilian”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “civilian” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Civilian” are: non-military person, ordinary citizen, private citizen, civil

Civilian as a Noun

Definitions of "Civilian" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “civilian” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A nonmilitary citizen.
• A person who is not a member of a particular profession or group, as viewed by a member of that group.
• A person not in the armed services or the police force.

Synonyms of "Civilian" as a noun (3 Words)

non-military person	A human body (usually including the clothing.
ordinary citizen	An early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel.
private citizen	An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines.

Usage Examples of "Civilian" as a noun

• Terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians.
• I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them.

Civilian as an Adjective

Definitions of "Civilian" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “civilian” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military.
• Relating to civilians.

Synonyms of "Civilian" as an adjective (1 Word)

civil

Relating to civil law. Civil authorities.

Usage Examples of "Civilian" as an adjective

• Civilian clothing.
• Civilian life.
• Civilian clothes.

Associations of "Civilian" (30 Words)

caste	The system of dividing society into castes. In both ants and termites the workers can include specialist castes such as soldiers.
citizen	An inhabitant of a particular town or city. A British citizen.
civil	Relating to civil law. They try to work out their differences in a civil manner.
collective	A collective farm. A collective protest.
commoner	A person who holds no title. A commoner s gown.
commons	A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. The state was divided into clergy nobility and commons.
community	A group of people living together and practising common ownership. The community of goods.
constituent	Something determined in relation to something that includes it. A constituent assembly.
disfranchise	Deprive of voting rights.
emigrant	A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another. She was a Polish emigrant who came to Scotland during the Second World War.
emigrate	Leave one’s country of residence for a new one. Rose s parents emigrated to Australia.
ethnicity	An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties. The interrelationship between gender ethnicity and class.
hierarchical	Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers. The hierarchical bureaucracy of a local authority.
hierarchy	An arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness. The Roman Catholic hierarchy in Romania.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. The street was full of locals and tourists.
national	A national newspaper as opposed to a local one. National parks.
nobody	A person of no importance or authority. They went from nobodies to superstars.
noncombatant	Member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon.
nonentity	The quality or condition of being uninteresting or unimportant. Asserting the nonentity of evil.
park	A gear position that acts as a parking brake. A walk round the park.
plebeian	Of or belonging to the lower social classes. He is a man of plebeian tastes.
population	(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn. Areas of sparse population.
populous	Densely populated. The populous city of Shanghai.
resident	(of a computer program, file, etc.) immediately available in computer memory, rather than having to be loaded from elsewhere. Resident mute swans and wintering Bewick s swans.
rural	Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city. Remote rural areas.
squatter	A person occupying a tract of pastoral land as a tenant of the Crown. A squatter camp.
stratified	Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks. Warming temperatures can lead to more stratified ocean layers.
suburban	Relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs. Suburban life.
town	The chief city or town of a region. Rachel left to drive back into town.
unarmed	(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms. Went alone and unarmed.