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
More of a surface-dweller type?
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Electric vehicles promise lower costs and fewer emissions, but for city dwellers, charging access often lags behind the promise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The Sky were among the WNBA's basement dwellers in the standings, with a 10-34 record that matched the Dallas Wings.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Those members include new homeowners, households without kids, and city dwellers who don’t have mortgages or abundant pantry space.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Most of the garden participants are apartment dwellers living within a few blocks and are novice gardeners, Lewis said.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
What do city dwellers, insomniacs, and babies have in common?
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
Two sperm whales hanging out in Southern California in recent weeks and days has whale enthusiasts excited about the deep-water dwellers’ visit off local waters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Electric vehicles promise lower costs and fewer emissions, but for city dwellers, charging access often lags behind the promise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The Sky were among the WNBA's basement dwellers in the standings, with a 10-34 record that matched the Dallas Wings.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Those members include new homeowners, households without kids, and city dwellers who don’t have mortgages or abundant pantry space.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Most of the garden participants are apartment dwellers living within a few blocks and are novice gardeners, Lewis said.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
What do city dwellers, insomniacs, and babies have in common?
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
Two sperm whales hanging out in Southern California in recent weeks and days has whale enthusiasts excited about the deep-water dwellers’ visit off local waters.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweller
Noun
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When the federal government reached an agreement with Alabama officials last October to address destructive flooding in the predominantly Black Shiloh community, residents thought their calls for help had finally been answered.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Her love of the Big Apple is one Spike, a lifelong Brooklyn resident, also shares.—
Collette Reitz,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Head to the Museum of the Cherokee People to explore exhibits that chronicle the history, heritage, and arts of the region’s earliest inhabitants.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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When teen, Kat (Christina Ricci) and her pseudo spiritual medium dad (Bill Pullman) are hired to rid a haunted mansion of its ghostly inhabitants, Kat ends up meeting a friendly ghost named Casper.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Southport's public information officer said a boat with a single occupant on the Cape Fear River paused briefly in front of the restaurant and opened fire, killing three patrons and injuring multiple others.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit said the Hardimans suffered severe injuries, including to their necks, backs and legs, and that one occupant had a concussion.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweller. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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