as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Recent Examples of dweller
Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The contrast has consequences for land-dwellers like ourselves, as every degree of global warming will be amplified over land.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the urban dwellers profiled in this issue, who live in Toronto, Paris, London, Brooklyn, and, yes, Manhattan—all obsess over historical character and original detail, with nary a high-rise in sight.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Round Dining Tables For apartment dwellers looking to make the most of their space, round tables have a light, airy feel that helps maximize smaller areas.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Looking longer term, O’Malley said the fall seasonal outlook isn’t promising for desert dwellers.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This division saw three teams win 11 games last season, and the bottom-dweller Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson, the hottest name in the coaching carousel the past two cycles.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In this way, the next generation of peninsula dwellers may prove a model for us all.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
In fact, along with sharecroppers seeking new opportunities, many Black city-dwellers likewise moved north and west to escape Jim Crow.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The contrast has consequences for land-dwellers like ourselves, as every degree of global warming will be amplified over land.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, the urban dwellers profiled in this issue, who live in Toronto, Paris, London, Brooklyn, and, yes, Manhattan—all obsess over historical character and original detail, with nary a high-rise in sight.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Round Dining Tables For apartment dwellers looking to make the most of their space, round tables have a light, airy feel that helps maximize smaller areas.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Looking longer term, O’Malley said the fall seasonal outlook isn’t promising for desert dwellers.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This division saw three teams win 11 games last season, and the bottom-dweller Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson, the hottest name in the coaching carousel the past two cycles.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In this way, the next generation of peninsula dwellers may prove a model for us all.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
In fact, along with sharecroppers seeking new opportunities, many Black city-dwellers likewise moved north and west to escape Jim Crow.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweller
Noun
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Police are asking residents to call 305-474-6473 to report sightings of stray or aggressive dogs.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Georgia Marcum, 21, a resident of The Cliffs and a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville student was home when the shooting began and was evacuated by police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the trucks caught fire and the driver, who was the sole occupant of the burning truck, died at scene, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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The explosion blew open the front gate of the building and collided with a passing car, injuring its occupants.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweller. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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