Synonyms of dwellers

dwellers

noun

plural of dweller

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residents
• inhabitants
• occupants
• inhabiters
• residers
• tenants
• citizens
• natives
• denizens
• habitants
• aborigines
• cohabitants
• émigrés
• villagers
• nationals
• newcomers
• migrants
• colonists
• settlers
• townsmen
• coresidents
• burghers
• locals
• subjects
• localites
• townies
• townees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• foreigners
• aliens
• visitors
• transients
• tourists
• guests
• nonresidents
• refugees
• emigrants
• expatriates
• exiles
• evacuees
• defectors
• escapers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwellers

Raman began working with slum dwellers’ organizations in Delhi, first trying to stop the evictions and later documenting conditions in the resettlement colonies, pushing for running water and better sanitation. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Big-suite dwellers receive special perks, such as complimentary laundry service and in-suite espresso machines. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Pick wild apples—or go to the farmer’s market For city dwellers, Przystup recommends going to the flower market or the farmer’s market, or a classic stroll through Central Park. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Even though the season’s still young, the Dolphins and the Chargers, who coincidentally have two former Dolphins head coaches on its offensive staff, are the NFL’s bottom-dwellers this season. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Under Smotrich, the finance minister whose portfolio includes settlement policy, and Ben Gvir, the national security minister — both settlement dwellers themselves — constraints on settlers have largely fallen away. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

While plenty of city dwellers would love to ditch their cars for a bike, some things—grocery shopping, daycare pickup—are still difficult to do on a regular two-wheeler. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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