cohabitant

noun

Definition of cohabitantnext
as in resident

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  1. resident
  2. inhabitant
  3. occupant
  4. tenant
  5. habitant
Noun
  • The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Pre-evacuation notices were issued Thursday morning to residents in Granby, Granby Ranch and to areas from Grand Elk to Hot Sulphur Springs and from Grant County Road 55 to Grand County Road 88.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • The earthquakes and violent eruption completely buried the inhabitants of the small Roman town of Pompeii.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • His essays from that time describe the strange and necessary intimacies that develop among the inhabitants of nations in free fall.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • At least two-thirds of crash victims were pedestrians, bicyclists, or occupants of cars turning left at intersections without traffic signals.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This way, no occupants ever have to leave an exit to retrieve a fire extinguisher.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • The decrease is attributed to lower office rental revenues and tenant recoveries.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Approved a large-scale development for Big Whiskey at 1787 W. Pleasant Grove Road that includes a restaurant and tenant spaces.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of tenant
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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