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dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
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One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

I’m a city dweller and homeowner who needs a pickup for innumerable small jobs throughout the year—leaf litter in the fall, mulch in the spring, dorm-room moving four times a year—but no big ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

I am also a city dweller who has thoroughly enjoyed not owning or maintaining a vehicle for the last decade.

From MarketWatch Jan. 20, 2026

Lead actress Ella Purnell plays Lucy MacLean in the show, a vault dweller raised underground in a protective bunker in the aftermath of the nuclear war.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

One was the master of the earth, or at least believed himself to be, and the other was a nimble dweller in trees, a cousin of the master of the earth.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The same report notes that the DSA member base has become younger and more white-collar, with its greatest appeal to college-educated urban dwellers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Retourne pointed to a growth in private car ownership as well as rapid urbanisation, with 200 million additional city dwellers over the past decade.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

When tens of thousands of city dwellers are brought to the farms to assist with the fall harvest, soldiers monitor them to make sure they do not steal food.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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