civilian

Meanings

Plural: civilians

Noun

• a nonmilitary citizen
• A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
• A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
• One skilled in civil law.
• A student of civil law at a university or college.
• An employee of the civil service.

Adjective

• associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
  • "civilian clothing"
  • "civilian life"

Adj

• Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

Antonyms

military, serviceman

Anagrams of civilian