DWELLER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

dweller

noun

Definition of dweller

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 But locks evolved rapidly in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when growing numbers of city dwellers became increasingly concerned about rising theft and the security of their property. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Gray noise, per The New York Times, may sound like wind blowing or steady rainfall and works for apartment dwellers sensitive to sharp or fluctuating noises. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 The Mountaineers — who have transformed from an RMAC cellar-dweller into a heavyweight since Bains took over in 2011 — are looking to build on the program’s recent milestones. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The service As elsewhere in Bahia, service is warm and friendly—albeit not quite as fast and efficient as city-dwellers may expect. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Modern farmhouse dwellers and cottagecore fanatics, take note. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 In the show, eight celebrity city dwellers with almost no survival skills are dropped into a remote natural environment for 18 days. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 It’s seen as particularly beneficial for apartment dwellers and renters. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 But not every initial customer has been an apartment dweller—early adopters also include residents of single-family homes in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dweller

Noun

Thirty-three years later, the building was converted into the Calistoga Hospital (where many notable Napa residents were born) until its closure in 1964.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Yet despite the construction boom and falling rents, Pew noted that housing gaps remain even larger for lower-income residents, especially those hoping to buy a home.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

The very few people who live there work on sheep ranches, and in some areas the population density is as low as one-tenth of an inhabitant per square mile.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

Prosecutors say Hill was the only occupant of the other car, a white Nissan Rogue, which pulled up behind the Mercedes and blocked it in.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But today, Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1 in the state, and the current White House occupant shares a mutual disdain with the vast majority of Golden State voters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026