'Civilian' definitions:
Definition of 'civilian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" [ant: military]
noun
Definition of 'Civilian'
From: GCIDE
- Civilian \Ci*vil"ian\, n. [From Civil]
- 1. One skilled in the civil law. [1913 Webster]
- Ancient civilians and writers upon government. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A student of the civil law at a university or college. --R. Graves. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'civilian'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AG,
- attorney general,
- citizen,
- corporation lawyer,
- court-appointed lawyer,
- criminal lawyer,
- DA,
- defense counsel,
- district attorney,
- junior counsel,
- KC,
- law agent,
- leader,
- mouthpiece,
- nonbelligerent,
- noncombatant,
- nonresistant,
- nonresister,
- private attorney,
- prosecuting attorney,
- prosecutor,
- public prosecutor,
- publicist,
- QC,
- silk,
- silk gown,
- solicitor general,
- special pleader,
- SSC,
- stuff gown,
- stuff-gownsman,
- US attorney