ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dweller

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdwɛlə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dweller is a noun meaning An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

Meaning

An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

Example Sentences

The new couple are apartment dwellers.
[T]he craggineſſe and ſteepineſſe of places up and dovvn is a great advantage to the dvvellers, and makes them inacceſſible, for they ſerve as Fortreſſes erected by Nature her ſelfe, to protect them from all incurſions: […]
To the left was a large pond, on which a fleet of white ducks were sailing; and huge barns and out-houses for receiving tithes in kind, added to the farm-like character which seemed to form a connecting link between the dweller for the time being in the Rectory-house, and his rural parishioners.
As a result of these causes the grazier marks himself off fairly sharply from the rest of Australia. He has always spent a considerable proportion of the time in the capital cities, in each of which he has formed a club to which, besides the graziers, only a few of the wealthiest and most prominent of the city dwellers are admitted.

Word Forms

Synonyms for dweller

Depending on context, synonyms include inhabitant, resident, denizen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inhabitant, denizen, resider, abider, habitant, citizen.

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