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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Rather than scrolling, people are reading of the mist that obscures Yorkshire moors and its inhabitants’ judgments.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Memories differ between the island inhabitants and Hein.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than scrolling, people are reading of the mist that obscures Yorkshire moors and its inhabitants’ judgments.
—Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Slovenia’s population tips past two million by only a hair — containing 500,000 fewer inhabitants than Brooklyn alone — and yet many of their athletes sit atop global sport.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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