citizen

== English == === Alternative forms === cytesin (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English citeseyn (“inhabitant of a city or town”), citezein, citisein, from Anglo-Norman citesain (“city-dweller, town-dweller”), citesein, citezein, alteration of citeien from cite (“city”) +‎ -ien (“-ain”) (probable variant of cithein perhaps influenced by dainzain (“denizen”), deinzein), from Old French cite (“city”) + -ien (whence French citoyen), from earlier citet, from Latin civitatem, citatem, from civis. See also city. Displaced native Old English burhsittend and Old English ceasterware. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɪzən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɪzən/, /ˈsɪtɪsən/ === Noun === citizen (plural citizens) A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties. [from 14th c.] Synonyms: burgess, burgher, cityite, freeman Hyponyms: citess, (female) citizeness A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.] Synonyms: countryman, national Antonyms: alien, illegal alien, foreigner, (colloquial) illegal Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen, native, naturalized citizen, senior citizen, corporate citizen An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place. [from 14th c.] Synonyms: denizen, local, inhabitant, native, occupant, resident Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.] A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group. [from 16th c.] (obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. [17th–19th c.] (now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists. [from 18th c.] Synonym: (term of address among communists) comrade (computing, figurative) A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application. Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen ==== Synonyms ==== burgess burgher denizen townsman, townswoman ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “resident of a city”): countryfolk, country gentleman, countryman, peasant, villager ==== Hyponyms ==== (person who is legally recognized as a member or resident): first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “citizen”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “citizen”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “citizen”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === zincite