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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In fact, for centuries, their inhabitants had been forced instead to enjoy what the same deriders consider virtues these days, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious systems.
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Among the initial inhabitants are a black-tip reef shark named Pretzel, who was born and raised in a Sea Life attraction in Oberhausen, Germany.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
In fact, for centuries, their inhabitants had been forced instead to enjoy what the same deriders consider virtues these days, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious systems.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Among the initial inhabitants are a black-tip reef shark named Pretzel, who was born and raised in a Sea Life attraction in Oberhausen, Germany.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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