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denizen

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of denizen

1 someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym

Synonyms of denizen

familiar, frequenter, habitué (also habitue), haunter, rat, regular

Words Related to denizen

client, customer, guest, patron

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, freak, lover, maniac, nut

2 one who lives permanently in a place

the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

Synonyms of denizen

dweller, habitant, inhabitant, inhabiter, occupant, resident, resider, tenant

Words Related to denizen

cohabitant, coresident

aborigine, native

citizen, national, subject

colonist, émigré (also emigré), migrant, newcomer, settler

burgher, local, localite, townee [chiefly British], townie (or towny), townsman, villager

Near Antonyms of denizen

alien, foreigner, nonresident

guest, tourist, visitor

defector, emigrant, escaper, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee

Antonyms of denizen

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