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dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
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A Tehran dweller in his 70s said he had been shocked by the price of plastic products.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 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 am also a city dweller who has thoroughly enjoyed not owning or maintaining a vehicle for the last decade.

From MarketWatch Jan. 20, 2026

The author of “Beautiful Ruins” and “The Cold Millions” deploys wry yet empathetic humor to create Rhys Kinnick, onetime journalist and current cabin dweller, who loathes the internet-obsessed world.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

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

It’s seen as particularly beneficial for apartment dwellers and renters and would provide users with a relatively inexpensive way to lower their electrical bills by generating some of their own electricity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Separately, some part-time city dwellers are looking for creative ways to reduce or get out of the new tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

"But now that urban dwellers realise their cities are getting hotter, everyone now wants to save the Aravallis."

From Barron's May 31, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

Working nights, I spent my days in experimental writing, filling endless pages with stream-of-consciousness Negro dialect, trying to depict the dwellers of the Black Belt as I felt and saw them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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