someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country and has the right to the legal and social benefits of that country as well as legal obligations towards it
citizen’s rights
She married an American and became a US citizen.
Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship
aboriginal
birthright
the body politic
1a
someone who lives in a particular town or city
the citizens of Edinburgh
Synonyms and related words
Words for people who come from a town or city
burgher
citizen
city slicker
See alsosenior citizen
2
always before nounrelating to a member of the public who contributes to an activity such as journalism or science, especially online
There is increasingawareness of the value of citizen sciencedata.
Many local citizen journalistsdied during the conflict.
Synonyms and related words
General words for workers and types of worker
ancillary
apparatchik
auxiliary
citizen
noun countable
US /ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
citizen sciencenoun
citizen scientistnoun
senior citizennoun
citizen journalismnoun
citizen’s arrestnoun
Word Forms
singular
citizen
plural
citizens
DEFINITIONS2
1
someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country and has the right to the legal and social benefits of that country as well as legal obligations toward it
citizen’s rights
She married an American and became a U.S. citizen.
Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship
aboriginal
birthright
the body politic
1a
someone who lives in a particular town or city
the citizens of San Diego
Synonyms and related words
Words for people who come from a town or city
burgher
citizen
city slicker
See alsosenior citizen
2
always before nounrelating to a member of the public who contributes to an activity such as journalism or science, especially online
There is increasingawareness of the value of citizen sciencedata.
Many local citizen journalistsdied during the conflict.