† ˈby-ˌdwellerObs. [f. by- 2 a + dweller.] One who dwells close by or near; a neighbour. 1611Speed Hist.Gt.Brit. ix. xxii. 32 Artillery brought them in abundance by the By-dwellers.1658W. Burton Itin. Anton. 144 Called Mading-bower..by the By-dwellers.