second-class citizen

Noun

Meaning

A member of a class of individuals that receive inferior treatment.

(programming, languages) Synonym of second-class object

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

first-class citizen

Examples

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female. Queen Latifah

I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen. Rosa Parks

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen. Traian Basescu

I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen. Bianca Jagger

I have never felt like a second-class citizen. I consider myself a U.S. citizen. I appreciate and treasure my U.S. citizenship. I would never renounce or consider losing that citizenship. I want my children and their children to always have it. Sila María Calderón

Close letter words and terms

second zone second-ardian second-class second-class continuation second-class entity second-class object