cliff dweller

noun

(usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
a person who lives in an apartment house, especially in a large city.

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

In the West this swallow is wholly a cliff-dweller, but it has learned to modify its home in different localities.

One cony had a series of connected rooms, enough almost for a cliff-dweller city.

Is it possible that at this place some Cliff-Dweller scouts encountered their advancing foe from the north and opened hostilities?

The designs are similar to those found on cliff-dweller pottery.

"I already have it, Boy-of-the-eyes-of-glass," replied the engaging cliff-dweller.

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