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dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
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As a New York City apartment dweller, Genna Contino has plenty of experience finding a place to live.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

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

The cameras are on Purnell’s Lucy MacLean, a sheltered former Vault dweller who’s traveled from the California coast to New Vegas in pursuit of her father.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

Both species, the human and the monkey, were in the presence of another life form, which was older and more powerful than either of them, and was a dweller in blood.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

Encampment resolution programs, such as Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe that offered shelter to tent dwellers, will have fewer to serve.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Fen Cottage at Wicken Fen, in Cambridgeshire, was built in roughly 1700 and is one of the last surviving homes of the ancient fen dwellers.

From BBC May 13, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

He occasionally converses about the circus with his fellow pub dwellers.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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