Citizen and Transient

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Citizen noun - A person who lives in a town on a permanent basis.

Usage example: claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

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Transient is an antonym for citizen.

Nearby Words: citizenship, citizenry

Transient noun - One who stays for only a short time.

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Citizen is an antonym for transient.

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Transient and Citizen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/citizen/transient

Citizen & Transient. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/citizen/transient>.

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