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Dweller

//ˈdwɛlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

    "The new couple are apartment dwellers."

  2. 2
    a person who inhabits a particular place wordnet

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen Middle English -ere Middle English dweller English dweller From Middle English dweller, equivalent to dwell + -er.

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