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
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the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Historically, South America has proven irresistible to certain inhabitants of the northern hemisphere eager to escape the consequences of their terrible actions.
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David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
There was one last conversation among the Mazda’s three inhabitants.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Sollas and Breuil theorized that the cave’s former inhabitants may have made art.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
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David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
There was one last conversation among the Mazda’s three inhabitants.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Sollas and Breuil theorized that the cave’s former inhabitants may have made art.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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