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inhabitant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inhabitant

one who lives permanently in a place

the inhabitants of the town donʼt like the tourists

Synonyms of inhabitant

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabiter, occupant, resident, resider, tenant

Words Related to inhabitant

cohabitant, coresident

aborigine, native

citizen, national, subject

colonist, émigré (also emigré), migrant, newcomer, settler

burgher, local, localite, townee [chiefly British], townie (or towny), townsman, villager

Near Antonyms of inhabitant

alien, foreigner, nonresident

guest, tourist, visitor

defector, emigrant, escaper, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee

Antonyms of inhabitant

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