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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

As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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

The Near East became the cradle of civilization: to be civilized, after all, means to live as a citizen, a town dweller.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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

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

From Barron's May 31, 2026

From the beginning, Westlake/MacArthur served a number of apartment dwellers, but the apartments and the dwellers have changed.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

There wasn’t much left in the tree fort from previous dwellers.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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