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dweller

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[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that lives or resides in a specified place or environment.

    If you act like an arrogant city dweller, you're not going to make it in this small town.

    The prospect of having an entire townhouse to oneself has excited many a wealthy apartment dweller.

Etymology

Origin of dweller

dwell ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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It’s probably helpful to note that I’m a city dweller and haven’t owned a car since 2018, so this isn’t a straightforward “just hop in the car” situation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Lead actress Ella Purnell plays Lucy MacLean in the show, a vault dweller raised underground in a protective bunker in the aftermath of the nuclear war.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

In more than half of U.S. states, an apartment dweller would expect to spend three or more years saving for a down payment, according to the report.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025

The Lakers are to play another bottom dweller in the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, but their schedule becomes tougher after that, starting with a Saturday showdown in Denver against the Nuggets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

Early each morning the radio brought us a program called “The Day Breaker’s Club,” which played the traditional music and poetry of the Puerto Rican country dweller, the jíbaro.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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