dweller

[dwel-er]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dweller¹

dwell ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Meal delivery is a luxury city dwellers take for granted - but more options are opening up for non-urban residents.

From BBC

It said it wanted extra funding to build more social housing so that van dwellers had more options.

From BBC

The Slab City community is made up of RV dwellers, artists and other bohemians living off-grid.

From Los Angeles Times

If Republicans wanted to be more aggressive, they could dismantle urban districts and attach slices of city dwellers to larger rural districts.

From Salon

The film uses a fable-like framing story about two prehistoric cave dwellers who may very well be the first married couple.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• inhabitant 
• resident