Citizen
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
citizen (noun)1.
an inhabitant of a city or town , especially one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman
2.
a) a member of a state
b) a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it
3.
a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
citizen (noun)1.
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
SYNONYMS:
freeman, national, subjectRELATED WORDS:
compatriot, countryman; inhabitant, native, nonimmigrant, residentNEAR ANTONYMS:
foreigner, stranger; immigrant, nonnative2.
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
SYNONYMS:
citizen, townie ( towny), townsman, villagerRELATED WORDS:
townswoman; cliff dweller, denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, national, native, occupant, resident, resider, subject; town, townsfolk, townspeople; suburbanite, urbaniteNEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreigner, guest, nonnative, tourist, transient, visitor; gownsman
