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

Like many apartment dwellers here, I don’t have central air or heating.

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"The inner coast killer whales are like city dwellers," said co-author Dr. Andrew Trites, IOF professor and director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit.

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But it had managed to develop methods and technologies to allow both farmers and city dwellers to have all the water they needed.

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City dwellers face a particularly nasty flooding threat from rainfall: Overwhelmed stormwater systems can regurgitate raw sewage.

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Forget about apartment dwellers swimming in rental options and the newly elected New York mayor who promises affordable housing.

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Related Words

• inhabitant 
• resident