Synonyms of denizen

denizen

noun

ˈde-nə-zən 

1

as in lover

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• fan
• familiar
• patron
• rat
• habitué
• guest
• frequenter
• customer
• client
• haunter
• regular
• enthusiast
• devotee
• addict
• fanatic
• maniac
• aficionado
• bug
• buff
• fiend
• freak
• fancier
• nut

2

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place

the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resident
• inhabitant
• occupant
• resider
• dweller
• inhabiter
• tenant
• citizen
• habitant
• native
• aborigine
• cohabitant
• newcomer
• émigré
• national
• colonist
• migrant
• villager
• burgher
• townsman
• settler
• subject
• coresident
• local
• localite
• townie
• townee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alien
• transient
• visitor
• foreigner
• tourist
• nonresident
• guest
• refugee
• exile
• expatriate
• emigrant
• defector
• escaper
• evacuee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denizen

Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

In a primary field that looks to be crowded by denizens of the party’s left, a credible moderate could win the nomination and, if current polling is accurate, easily defeat a MAGA GOP candidate. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Used to constant attention in Europe, these new short-term denizens of Athens enjoyed a refreshingly anonymous existence. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026