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dweller.

An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdwɛlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdwɛlɚ/General-American
  1. An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

    The new couple are apartment dwellers.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English dweller English dweller From Middle English dweller, equivalent to dwell + -er.

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