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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  1. resident
  2. inhabitant
  3. occupant
Noun
  • The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Pre-evacuation notices were issued Thursday morning to residents in Granby, Granby Ranch and to areas from Grand Elk to Hot Sulphur Springs and from Grant County Road 55 to Grand County Road 88.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • The earthquakes and violent eruption completely buried the inhabitants of the small Roman town of Pompeii.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • His essays from that time describe the strange and necessary intimacies that develop among the inhabitants of nations in free fall.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • At least two-thirds of crash victims were pedestrians, bicyclists, or occupants of cars turning left at intersections without traffic signals.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The body is thought to belong to the former occupant of the property, which is located in Erstroff in eastern France, who disappeared in 2009, according to a statement from the local prosecutor’s office published Monday.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupant
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dwelled (on or upon)

dweller

dwellers

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