cliff dweller

noun

Definition of cliff dwellernext
as in resident

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  1. resident
  2. national
  3. occupant
  4. inhabitant
  5. subject
  6. town
  7. native
  8. habitant
Noun
  • Years of dirty chip-making processes harmed not only workers, but also nearby residents as manufacturing waste stored in underground tanks leaked into groundwater supplies.
    Arlene Blum, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • View from Southern California Southern California residents have also taken part in the national surge in drone-spotting.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • In another crime involving US personnel in Japan, a US Navy officer killed two Japanese nationals while driving down Mount Fuji in 2021.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Since 2022, Guam customs officials have arrested a total of 152 Chinese nationals for violating entry laws, with some of these individuals having been suspected of involvement in smuggling operations.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of national
Noun
  • Following a short chase, the van pulled off the road and its four occupants ran; police caught only one of them — Valdes.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The other two occupants were their mother, Valencia Avilez, 24, and father, Marky Flores, 25.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
  • That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • There is no credible evidence indicating Pelosi is the subject of an insider trading investigation.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The debate over how to classify the West India Regiments—whether as British subjects and soldiers or as enslaved men—continued until 1807.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of subject
Noun
  • Tourists can also enjoy the mountain town’s bountiful breweries, including Highland Brewing Company and Archetype Brewing.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The first point of sale was located on Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona, Mango’s home town.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of town
Noun
  • The West Coast native warned Drake to extricate Top5 from his circle, as the Toronto rapper’s motives and actions aren’t in his best interest.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The 28-year-old Perth native is on a 17-fight win streak, and that includes a perfect 8-0 record in the UFC.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of native
Noun
  • Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.
    David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
  • Hippo Cove holds up to four hippos, so if one of the females gets pregnant and has a baby, then a current habitant will have to go.
    The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Definition of habitant
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