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

Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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