as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed "Hoosiers"
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Recent Examples of habitant
Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
Chidi, the professor and philosophy nerd, winds up trying to teach his co-habitants—and himself, and even the reforming demon played by Danson—on how to be a good person who can actually make it to the Good Place despite their past sins.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2019
Its walls completely enclose the living area so as to protect its habitants from the elements!
—Jay Willis, GQ, 2 July 2018
New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
In many cases this summer, habitants of homeless encampments are having to pick up their belongings and find a new place to pitch their tent.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
The bar already has its particular audience -- the military, students and young professionals of the creative industries, some actors and painters -- typical habitants of the Podil district of Kyiv, popular with its cultural places.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants.
—Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
Chidi, the professor and philosophy nerd, winds up trying to teach his co-habitants—and himself, and even the reforming demon played by Danson—on how to be a good person who can actually make it to the Good Place despite their past sins.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2019
Its walls completely enclose the living area so as to protect its habitants from the elements!
—Jay Willis, GQ, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitant
Noun
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The first urban inhabitants drank wine, a recent archaeological survey found, after discovering the rare wine press near Tel Megiddo in Israel’s north.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The title refers to the series' universal optimism pandemic that has somehow swept the planet, creating one unnaturally cheerful global society out of the planet's billions of inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The nearly 2,500-square-foot co-op spans the top two floors of the circa 1850s building and overlooks Clement Clarke Moore Park, a private greenspace shared by the block’s residents.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choosing the performance setting from the touch screen delivered instant acceleration that pressed occupants into the back of its leather seats.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like many of its competitors, Niu's entry is built for two side-by-side occupants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Habitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitant. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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