Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dweller. Search instead for waldweiler.
Definitions

dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

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

In a recent viral Reddit post, one New York City dweller said his date asked him to call her an Uber to get to their third date.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

I had been a serial apartment dweller with limited outdoor space, so I never knew the color of my thumbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Without science I was just another stimulus-response cave dweller howling at the moon.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

It’s seen as particularly beneficial for apartment dwellers and renters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Housing affordability has become a growing issue across the 27-nation bloc in recent years, with 51 percent of European city dwellers telling a 2025 survey it was "an immediate and urgent problem".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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

Few appreciate the luxury of space and the great outdoors like apartment dwellers with thin walls.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

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

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training