dwellernoun
uk/ˈdwel.ər/us/ˈdwel.ɚ/city, town, cave, etc. dweller
a person who lives in a city, town, cave, etc.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who live or settle somewhere
- asylum seeker
- brain drain
- bum
- city slicker
- cohabitant
- cottager
- foreign-returned
- frontiersman
- guest worker
- illegal alien
- illegal immigrant
- lodger
- outflow
- overspill
- resident
- roomer
- settler
- son
- squatter
- welcome wagon
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Examples from literature
- And as Bobby grew and developed, Abel, on his part, taught him to be keenly alert, patient, self-reliant and resourceful—qualities that every successful hunter and wilderness dweller must possess.
- In general the dwellers on the steppe are reputable, and they certainly impressed me favorably.
- In the Southwest the relics of the cliff dwellers are abundant.
- Now, if you'll kindly tell me where all these tent dwellers of mine are going to get fresh water from when the brooks dry up, I'll be glad.
- The lake dwellers were very sociable, and had only one common platform for all the huts, which were clustered together.