residers

noun

plural of resider
as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place was born in the U.S. but is now a resider of Dresden, Germany

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  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. occupants
Noun
  • These are some of the asks of residents in communities around the country.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • The reef itself becomes the subject, inviting viewers to imagine its vastness from the perspective of one of its smallest inhabitants.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Two occupants of her Nissan Altima were taken to a trauma center.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of occupants
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