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birthright citizen

birthright citizen noun: a person who obtains citizenship through birthright citizenship, who otherwise would not have qualified for citizenship.

Noun

birthright citizen (plural birthright citizens)

  1. A person who obtains citizenship through birthright citizenship, who otherwise would not have qualified for citizenship.
    • “As a birthright citizen myself, born to an immigrant mother not yet naturalized at the time, the fight to preserve birthright citizenship is a personal one,” Raoul said.2025 June 5, “ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE FIGHT TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP”, in Office of the Illinois Attorney General, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025
    • The rub is I was born to immigrants who were not yet legal residents.
      That makes me a birthright citizen under the 14th Amendment. […] So, maybe this ire for birthright citizens like me is about how much of a drain we are on government services and the economy.2025 July 4, O. Ricardo Pimentel, “Who deserves to be a U.S. citizen?”, in Wisconsin Examiner, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025

Forms of birthright citizen

pluralbirthright citizens

Origin of birthright citizen

Back-formation from birthright citizenship.

Questions about birthright citizen

What does birthright citizen mean?
Birthright citizen means a person who obtains citizenship through birthright citizenship, who otherwise would not have qualified for citizenship.
What part of speech is birthright citizen?
Birthright citizen is a noun.
What is the plural of birthright citizen?
The plural of birthright citizen is birthright citizens.

Words near birthright citizen in the dictionary

  1. birthquake
  2. birthquakes
  3. birthrate
  4. birthrates
  5. birthright
  6. birthright citizen
  7. birthright citizens
  8. birthright citizenship
  9. birthright citizenships
  10. birthrights
  11. birthroot

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