Synonyms

dweller

American

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

dwellers

plural

Etymology

Origin of dweller

dwell ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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dweller dwellers

A Tehran dweller in his 70s said he had been shocked by the price of plastic products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

As a New York City apartment dweller, Genna Contino has plenty of experience finding a place to live.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

I had been a serial apartment dweller with limited outdoor space, so I never knew the color of my thumbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Without science I was just another stimulus-response cave dweller howling at the moon.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Separately, some part-time city dwellers are looking for creative ways to reduce or get out of the new tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

"But now that urban dwellers realise their cities are getting hotter, everyone now wants to save the Aravallis."

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

He occasionally converses about the circus with his fellow pub dwellers.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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