Civilian
[sɪ'vɪlj(ə)n] or [sə'vɪlɪən]
Definition
(noun.) a nonmilitary citizen.
(adj.) associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; 'civilian clothing'; 'civilian life' .
Checker: Stella--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One skilled in the civil law.
(n.) A student of the civil law at a university or college.
(n.) One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- Alarm began to take entire possession of the stout civilian. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In the course of a week, the civilian was her sworn slave and frantic admirer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I say come, Amelia, the civilian went on; never mind what she says; why are we to stop here and be butchered by the Frenchmen? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Several men in civilian metal loitered near the front entrance and in the rear were others. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The civilian fetched them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Knotting my tie and looking in the glass I looked strange to myself in the civilian clothes. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I ate olives, salted almonds and potato chips and looked at myself in civilian clothes in the mirror behind the bar. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In a word, this artful Major made the civilian promise to take charge of Amelia and her unprotected child. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Sit yonder on the chair; and she gave the civilian's hand a little squeeze and laughingly placed him upon it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- What the devil does a civilian mean with a moustache and those infernal frogs to his coat! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Would you go out and buy me an outfit of civilian clothes? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You'll never pass as a pure-bred civilian as long as you keep that habit of carrying your handkerchief in your sleeve. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They avoided looking at me and were very scornful of a civilian my age. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We are not a regiment, remember--only about half a dozen soldiers and as many civilians. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We were shut up in Bhurtee, the regiment of us with half a battery of artillery, a company of Sikhs, and a lot of civilians and women-folk. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- As we neared the city we discovered a mighty concourse of civilians and troops assembled upon the plain before the city. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Be hanged to these civilians, he thought to himself, they are always for arranging and speechifying. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I thought you civilians had no pluck; but I'll never get in your way when you are in your cups, Jos. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the cities you will see a dozen civilians for every soldier, and as many for every priest or preacher. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- My main reliance is on my own civilians. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And Mat blows away at his bassoon, and you're respectable civilians one and all, says Mr. George. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Among civilians I am what they call in Scotland a ne'er-do-weel. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Of women and children and civilians there was a countless swarm. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There are not such a very great number of civilians, and a deformed man was sure to have attracted attention. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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