inhabitant
noun
in·hab·i·tant
in-ˈha-bə-tənt 
: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitants of large cities
the tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine
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the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Richardson’s fine-toothed research establishes Peter’s importance as a writer and a singular inhabitant of his time.
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This Brazilian metropolis, with over one million inhabitants and located in the Amazon region, will host international leaders this November for the UN Climate Summit.
—Tarciana Medeiros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
This Brazilian metropolis, with over one million inhabitants and located in the Amazon region, will host international leaders this November for the UN Climate Summit.
—Tarciana Medeiros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inhabitant
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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