inhabitant
noun
in·hab·i·tant
in-ˈha-bə-tənt 
: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitants of large cities
the tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine
Examples of inhabitant in a Sentence
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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When teen, Kat (Christina Ricci) and her pseudo spiritual medium dad (Bill Pullman) are hired to rid a haunted mansion of its ghostly inhabitants, Kat ends up meeting a friendly ghost named Casper.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Like most large cities in China, Beijing—the national capital, with over twenty-two million inhabitants—suffered from the long business lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The understanding of this sonic landscape soon began to be embodied knowledge across the society once the war started, sinking into inhabitants’ psychic lives.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the course of three months, the team conducted medical examinations on nearly all 1,000 island inhabitants, collecting biological samples and systematically surveying the island’s flora and fauna.
—Ted Powers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Like most large cities in China, Beijing—the national capital, with over twenty-two million inhabitants—suffered from the long business lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The understanding of this sonic landscape soon began to be embodied knowledge across the society once the war started, sinking into inhabitants’ psychic lives.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the course of three months, the team conducted medical examinations on nearly all 1,000 island inhabitants, collecting biological samples and systematically surveying the island’s flora and fauna.
—Ted Powers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inhabitant
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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