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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There was also the time that it was used as a burial ground for some of the town’s earliest inhabitants.
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Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Like their British brethren in Plymouth and the earlier lost colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina, the original inhabitants of Jamestown struggled to survive at first.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
In Britain, for instance, which has been long accustomed to cool summers and dark, rainy winters, older houses like mine are poorly insulated and often leave inhabitants baking when outside temperatures climb.
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Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
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Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Like their British brethren in Plymouth and the earlier lost colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina, the original inhabitants of Jamestown struggled to survive at first.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
In Britain, for instance, which has been long accustomed to cool summers and dark, rainy winters, older houses like mine are poorly insulated and often leave inhabitants baking when outside temperatures climb.
—
Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
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 Jun. 2026.
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