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inhabitant

[ in-hab-i-tuhnt ]

/ ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt /

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noun

a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.

Origin of inhabitant

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inhabitant- (stem of inhabitāns) dwelling in. See inhabit, -ant

SYNONYMS FOR inhabitant

dweller, denizen.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inhabitant

pre·in·hab·it·ant, noun

Words nearby inhabitant

ingveonic, ingénue, inh, inhabit, inhabitancy, inhabitant, inhabited, inhabiter, inhalant, inhalation, inhalation analgesia

Example sentences from the Web for inhabitant

Lei Huazhen is a handsome woman and unusually tall for an inhabitant of Sichuan.

An Oral History of Mao’s Greatest Crime |Zhou Xun |November 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
An inhabitant of that city was once compelled to travel alone at night through this dreadful valley.

Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental |Charles John Tibbitts
And no one will tire of living, and the inhabitant never says, “I am sick.”

My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year |John Henry Jowett
It would be better if there were but one inhabitant to a square mile, as where I live.

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index |Various

I feel now as if he was the inhabitant of another world, rather than of another part of this earth.

Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar |George Smith
The inhabitant of San Ambrosio shall be indebted to him for an alleviation of his sorrows; for companionship in them.

The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or The Real Robinson Crusoe |Joseph Xavier Saintine

British Dictionary definitions for inhabitant

inhabitant

/ (ɪnˈhæbɪtənt) /

noun

a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region

Derived forms of inhabitant

inhabitancy or inhabitance, noun