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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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

The Near East became the cradle of civilization: to be civilized, after all, means to live as a citizen, a town dweller.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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

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

Encampment resolution programs, such as Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe that offered shelter to tent dwellers, will have fewer to serve.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

When I consider just the basement dwellers, I’d have to say Stan was mostly my friend.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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