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second-class citizen

second-class citizen noun: a member of a class of individuals that receive inferior treatment.

Noun

second-class citizen (plural second-class citizens)

  1. A member of a class of individuals that receive inferior treatment.
  2. (programming languages) Synonym of second-class object.

Synonyms of second-class citizen

Forms of second-class citizen

pluralsecond-class citizens

Questions about second-class citizen

What does second-class citizen mean?
Second-class citizen means a member of a class of individuals that receive inferior treatment.
What part of speech is second-class citizen?
Second-class citizen is a noun.
What is the plural of second-class citizen?
The plural of second-class citizen is second-class citizens.

Words near second-class citizen in the dictionary

  1. second-acting
  2. second-acts
  3. second-best
  4. second-campism
  5. second-class
  6. second-class citizen
  7. second-class citizens
  8. second-class continuation
  9. second-class continuations
  10. second-class entities
  11. second-class entity

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