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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But when Klaus’ toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a community whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself.
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The San Juan Mountains, known to their original inhabitants, the Utes, as the Shining Mountains, were home to some of the country's richest gold and silver mines.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Without a doubt, these inhabitants were Scottish.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
While this eternal respiration is impossible to fathom, shrinking the idea down to simply the inhabitants of the boarding house works for me.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The San Juan Mountains, known to their original inhabitants, the Utes, as the Shining Mountains, were home to some of the country's richest gold and silver mines.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Without a doubt, these inhabitants were Scottish.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
While this eternal respiration is impossible to fathom, shrinking the idea down to simply the inhabitants of the boarding house works for me.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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