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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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Amid the military build-up, tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to leave the city, which was estimated to have a total of about one million inhabitants - many of them already displaced multiple times - before Israel announced its plans for a ground incursion.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Residence requires voluntary physical presence as a non-transient inhabitant; domicile requires both physical presence in a certain location and an intent to make that location the individual’s one permanent home.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This mysterious world is home to inhabitants that live their whole lives without once knowing the warmth and light of the sun.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Amid the military build-up, tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to leave the city, which was estimated to have a total of about one million inhabitants - many of them already displaced multiple times - before Israel announced its plans for a ground incursion.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Residence requires voluntary physical presence as a non-transient inhabitant; domicile requires both physical presence in a certain location and an intent to make that location the individual’s one permanent home.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This mysterious world is home to inhabitants that live their whole lives without once knowing the warmth and light of the sun.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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