citizen

[sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈsɪt ə zən, -sən /

NOUN

person native to or naturalized in a country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inhabitant national resident taxpayer

STRONG

burgher civilian commoner cosmopolite denizen dweller householder occupant settler townsman townsperson townswoman villager voter

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public burgess freeman/woman member of body politic member of community naturalized person subject urbanite

Antonyms

STRONG

alien foreigner

Example Sentences

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Five years later, I became a proud U.S. citizen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data showed that the audience was overwhelmingly older and female – over the age of 55 – with reports revealing a high number of senior citizens at showings in many places.

From MarketWatch

We collected data the government wouldn’t provide or didn’t track, including how many U.S. citizens had been held by immigration agents.

From Salon

For Dr Vusumusi Sibanda, a human rights lawyer and expert on African diaspora issues, such words are "unfortunate" and "worrying" and encourage ordinary citizens to take the law into their own hands.

From BBC

That includes de-escalating standoffs between ICE officials and citizen observers.

From The Wall Street Journal

citizen

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