INHABITER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabiter

noun

Definition of inhabiter

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place he was the sole inhabiter of a 60-room mansion

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Noun

The Yakima County resident, who had previous health conditions, was exposed to avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle and had been hospitalized.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Sutter County residents with questions can call the county’s Animal Services Authority at 530-822-7375.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Police said the occupant of the semitractor-trailer was not injured.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Police say an argument broke out and Hill allegedly pointed a gun at all of the occupants in the vehicle before firing one round that struck Carter in the head.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

Israel launched a military campaign in Lebanon in September 2024, involving aerial bombardments and a ground invasion, which killed more than 4,000 people and displaced another one million inhabitants.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Archimedes is just four decades shy of the end of its 133-year journey when a number of bizarre, unsettling occurrences force the thirty thousand inhabitants to debate whether to turn around and return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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