Synonyms of dweller

dweller

noun

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place

the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dweller

Hours at a time isn’t an exaggeration, especially since the 14S lasted a jaw-dropping 38 hours and 29 minutes in our video testing, which is the kind of endurance coffee shop dwellers can only dream about. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Mississippi State has risen from SEC basement dweller back to relevance in just a few games to start 2026. — Pj Green september 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Oakland is implementing a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed more quickly, drawing the ire of RV dwellers who say the city is reneging on its promises. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The change in psychological distress levels since the pandemic was twice as large for solo dwellers in remote-friendly jobs compared with those who live with others, the Science study found. — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Just like today’s tentacled ocean dwellers, the Mesozoic squid ancestor likely had no problem devouring its relatives—or even members of its own species. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

The Rangers were never going to be able to bridge the gap from lottery dweller to championship ceiling in one offseason. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The modular design is easy to assemble (a gift for any apartment dwellers). — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026