denizen
noun /ˈdenɪzn/
/ˈdenɪzn/
(formal or humorous)- a person, an animal or a plant that lives, grows or is often found in a particular place synonym inhabitant
- polar bears, denizens of the frozen north
- the denizens of the local pub
- The denizens of the canteen were mainly the accountants and IT staff.
- The food was so hard that even the small denizens of the forest had left it untouched.
Word Originlate Middle English deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman French from Old French deinz ‘within’ (from Latin de ‘from’ + intus ‘within’) + -ein (from Latin -aneus ‘-aneous’). The change in the form of the word was due to association with citizen.