The difference between Citizen and Denizen

When used as nouns, citizen means a freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city, whereas denizen means an inhabitant of a place.

Denizen is also verb with the meaning: to grant rights of citizenship to.

check bellow for the other definitions of Citizen and Denizen

  1. Citizen as a noun (obsolete):

    A resident of a city or town, particularly: A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city. A member of the early modern urban middle class, distinguished from nobles and landed gentry on one side and from peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. A resident or future resident of the heavenly city or of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

  2. Citizen as a noun (dated):

    A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role, particularly: A member of a state that is not a monarchy. A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; a term of address among socialists and communists.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Civis romanus sum I am a Roman citizen]]."

    "Formerly, the citizens of republics were distinguished from the [[subject]]s living in kingdoms."

  3. Citizen as a noun:

    An inhabitant: a member of any place.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes]] reckoned himself a [[w:world citizcitizen of the world]]."

  4. Citizen as a noun:

    A private citizen: a civilian, as opposed to a police officer, professional soldier, or other (usually state) group.

  5. Citizen as a noun (computing):

    An object.

  1. Denizen as a noun:

    An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.

    Examples:

    "The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."

  2. Denizen as a noun:

    One who frequents a place.

    Examples:

    "The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort."

  3. Denizen as a noun (British, historical):

    A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

    Examples:

    "Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford."

  4. Denizen as a noun (biology):

    An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.

    Examples:

    "The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state."

  1. Denizen as a verb (transitive, British, historical):

    To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

    Examples:

    "He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country."

  2. Denizen as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.

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