Definition of cliff dweller
1
often capitalized C&D
a
: a member of a prehistoric American Indian people of the southwestern U.S. who built their homes on rock ledges or in the natural recesses of canyon walls and cliffs
b
: a member of any cliff-dwelling people
2
: a resident of a large usually metropolitan apartment building
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The first known use of cliff dweller was in 1875
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