Meaning | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there. |
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Synonyms | resident, occupant |
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Narrower | Alexandrian | A resident or native of Alexandria / Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt) |
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coaster | A resident of a coastal area |
colonial | A resident of a colony |
dalesman | A person who lives in the dales of northern England |
housemate | someone who resides in the same house with you |
inmate | One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital / hospital) |
metropolitan | A person who lives in a metropolis |
outlier | A person who lives away from his place of work |
owner-occupier | An occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in |
sojourner | A temporary resident |
stater | A resident of a particular state or group of states |
suburbanite | A resident of a suburb |
tenant | Any occupant who dwells in a place |
townsman, towner | A resident of a town or city |
Broader | inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller | A person who inhabits a particular place |
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Opposite | nonresident | someone who does not live in a particular place |
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Spanish | ocupante, residente |
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Catalan | ocupant, resident |
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Verbs | occupy | live (in a certain place) |
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