Etimology
From Middle English citeseyn, citezein, borrowed from Anglo-Norman citesain (“burgher; city-dweller”), citezein etc., probably a variant of cithein under influence of deinzein (“denizen”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French citeain etc. and citaien, citeien etc. ("burgher"; modern French citoyen), from cité ("settlement; cathedral city, city"; modern French cité) + -ain or -ien (“-an, -ian”). See city and hewe.
noun
citizen (plural citizens)
A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties. [from 14th c.]
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]
An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place. [from 14th c.]
(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]
A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. [17th–19th c.]
(now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists. [from 18th c.]
(computing) An object.
Examples
Synonyms: burgess, burgher, cityite, freeman
Hyponyms: citess, citizeness
[T]hat large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs were likely to get impatient.
Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair.Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he?Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry.
Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.
I am a Roman citizen.
Synonyms: countryman, national
Antonyms: alien, illegal alien, foreigner, illegal
Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen, native, naturalized citizen, senior citizen, corporate citizen
Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.
A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting other citizens of the sea.
Synonyms: denizen, local, inhabitant, native, occupant, resident
Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger
[W]ould Mr. Delvile, who hardly ever spoke but to the high-born, without seeming to think his dignity somewhat injured, deign to receive for a daughter in law the child of a citizen and tradesman?
Citizen, I desire nothing more than to get to Paris, though I could dispense with the escort.
Synonym: comrade
Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
Related words
synonyms
burgess
burgher
denizen
townsman, townswoman
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "resident of a city"): countryfolk, country gentleman, countryman, peasant, villager
hyponyms
(person who is legally recognized as a member or resident): first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
related terms
citify
city
civil
civilian