denizennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈden.ɪ.zən/us/ˈden.ə.zən/literaryan animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place:
Deer and squirrels are among the denizens of the forest.
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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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