cohabitant

noun

Definition of cohabitantnext
as in resident

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohabitant
  1. resident
  2. inhabitant
  3. occupant
  4. tenant
  5. habitant
Noun
  • Meanwhile, over in Riverside, KCAL’s Joy Benedict was with the residents of a senior apartment complex.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The recent series of Santa Ana winds over the past week have resulted in multiple power outages for some San Diego Gas & Electric customers — especially residents in backcountry and East County areas.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Like the rest of the ocean, the Adriatic Sea is a theater of both cooperation and conflict among its inhabitants.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The port city’s inhabitants had heard of British war atrocities, as historian Ronald J. Drez told Louisiana Public Broadcasting in 2015.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • The cars’ occupants were not injured, though the sedan’s driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation, the first responders said.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The sarcophagus found inside the tomb was also inscribed with the name of its occupant and his titles, according to the post.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • Los Angeles city officials are seeking to protect some tenants from eviction in the wake of the fires that have ravaged the region and destroyed thousands of homes.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The plan was recently updated in the summer of 2024 to restrict where these projects can be built by avoiding historic districts or displacing current tenants.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tenant
Noun
  • Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
    David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
  • Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Definition of habitant
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