inhabitant

[in-hab-i-tuhnt] Example Sentences

in·hab·it·ant

[in-hab-i-tuhnt]
noun
a person or animal that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inhabitant- (stem of inhabitāns) dwelling in. See inhabit, -ant

pre·in·hab·it·ant, noun


dweller, denizen.

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Inhabitant is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example Sentences
  • It showed the soldier in the tank and the inhabitant of the house emerging and shaking hands.
  • No wonder there is a tension between habitat and inhabitant.
  • Expand the cuts so that the conventional taxes will turn into inhabitant taxes.
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inhabitant (ɪnˈhæbɪtənt)
 
n
a person or animal that is a permanent resident of a particular place or region
 
in'habitancy
 
n
 
in'habitance
 
n

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