Meaning
- (noun) A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. “Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.”
- (noun) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity. “The bathroom was for employees only, so no civilians were allowed to use it.”
- (noun) One skilled in civil law.
- (noun) A student of civil law at a university or college.
- (adjective) Not related to the military, police or other professions. “He worked as a civilian journalist for ten years before being employed by the public broadcaster.”
Letter breakdown
- Civilian contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Words from these letters
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with CIV
- civet
- civets
- civic
- civics
- civies
- civil
- civilians
- civilities
- civility
- civilization
- civilizations
- civilize
- civilized
- civilizes
- civilizing
- civilly
- civvies
See all words starting with CIV →
Words ending with IAN
Reader questions
What does Civilian mean?
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
How many letters are in Civilian?
Civilian has 8 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.