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

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’m a city dweller and homeowner who needs a pickup for innumerable small jobs throughout the year—leaf litter in the fall, mulch in the spring, dorm-room moving four times a year—but no big ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

The Canadian-born, two-time L.A. dweller and longtime resident of Berlin will turn 60 this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

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

But the world of sons has changed; it’s more likely to be the boys now with that baffled look, like a night dweller gone blind in sunlight.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

Retourne pointed to a growth in private car ownership as well as rapid urbanisation, with 200 million additional city dwellers over the past decade.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Few appreciate the luxury of space and the great outdoors like apartment dwellers with thin walls.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

Sara was thrust into the national spotlight when, in defence of shanty town dwellers, she punched a Davao sheriff in full view of TV news cameras.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Secondly, when climate change causes mass extinctions, sea creatures are usually hit as hard as land dwellers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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