dweller

noun

Definition of dwellernext
as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweller
  1. resident
  2. inhabitant
  3. occupant
Noun
  • After 11 months in which the Israeli government set no objectives in the northern theater, the Israeli cabinet added the safe return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes as a formal war objective.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The cyclone has also completely knocked out electricity across the island, leaving tens of thousands of residents without power.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
  • That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • Following a short chase, the van pulled off the road and its four occupants ran; police caught only one of them — Valdes.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The other two occupants were their mother, Valencia Avilez, 24, and father, Marky Flores, 25.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupant
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dwelled (on or upon)

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dwellers

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