Hypertext Webster Gateway: "civilian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Civilian \Ci*vil"ian\, n. [From {Civil}]
1. One skilled in the civil law.
Ancient civilians and writers upon government.
--Swift.
2. A student of the civil law at a university or college.
--R. Graves.
3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military
or clerical.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
civilian
adj : associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with
the military; "civilian clothing" "civilian life" [ant:
{military}]
n : a nonmilitary citizen [ant: {serviceman}]
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