Synonyms of inhabitant

inhabitant

noun

in-ˈha-bə-tənt 

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place

the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resident
• occupant
• tenant
• resider
• inhabiter
• habitant
• dweller
• citizen
• native
• denizen
• aborigine
• cohabitant
• colonist
• émigré
• emigré
• national
• newcomer
• migrant
• settler
• villager
• townsman
• burgher
• coresident
• subject
• local
• towny
• localite
• townie
• townee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alien
• foreigner
• visitor
• transient
• tourist
• guest
• nonresident
• refugee
• exile
• emigrant
• expatriate
• defector
• evacuee
• escaper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabitant

Europe is one of the world's great democracies with 450 million inhabitants, more than the US. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025

Like the rest of the ocean, the Adriatic Sea is a theater of both cooperation and conflict among its inhabitants. —Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

The port city’s inhabitants had heard of British war atrocities, as historian Ronald J. Drez told Louisiana Public Broadcasting in 2015. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025

Read More: The Paleo Diet: Should Modern Humans Eat the Way Our Ancestors Did? Culinary Sophistication There were other clues that indicated the site’s inhabitant’s culinary expertise — or, at least, the ability to adapt. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025