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
Examples of inhabitant in a Sentence
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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The inhabitants include a grocer, a travel agent, a general practitioner, a mayor.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The genomic analysis yielded surprises for the study team, revealing that the inhabitants of the green Sahara were a previously unknown and long-isolated population that had likely occupied the region for tens of thousands of years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Around 100 inhabitants split across three main groups are thought to remain on North Sentinel Island, located about 740 miles from the Indian mainland.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Beaudry lists the inhabitants of each house and shows that Fox had a few residents closer to her own age who stayed far longer than the handful of years factory operatives typically spent at the mills.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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