civilian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a nonmilitary citizen
  2. adjective associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
    • civilian clothing
    • civilian life

WordNet

Ci*vil"ian noun
Etymology
From Civil
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913