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
- dwellers
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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