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

Alongside the three fatalities, the driver had life-threatening injuries, two occupants had serious injuries, and a two-year-old child also had serious injuries.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
In the European Union, car occupants die at roughly 28 times the rate of rail passengers, according to 2019 European Commission figures.

— Eric D. Goodman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

Undeterred, Ghidorah returned for a rematch just a year later in Invasion of Astro Monster (1965), after being discovered supposedly terrorizing the inhabitants of Planet X, a world found beyond Jupiter.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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