Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An inhabitant.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare An inhabitant.

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  • noun One who inhabits; an inhabitant.

Etymologies

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From inhabit +‎ -er.

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Examples

  • Behold a bunch of ceramic bird sculptures by artist and designer and London inhabiter, Julia Bailey.

    World Famous Design Junkies » 2009 » March 2009

  • In respect of state and condition, Jesus Christ stands in a fivefold relation to this house, -- viz., 1st, As the owner; 2dly, The builder; 3dly, The watchman or keeper; 4thly, The inhabiter; 5thly, The avenger: each of which I shall unfold in order.

    The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

  • Whereby was it plainly given to be understood that the darkness of night obscured not Patrick, the son of life, the inhabiter of eternal brightness, while the night was to him the illumination of his joys, while he ascended unto the light without spot, the day without night, the sun without eclipse.

    The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Various

  • Whatever it is, it's surely better than the * years* that the US and the UK hold people for in places like Guantanamo and the black holes of Iraq and Afghanistan so by all means continue throwing stones, Mr. Glasshouse inhabiter.

    The Guardian World News Massoumeh Torfeh 2009

  • "The _foundation_ of this temple may be laid in humility and contrition of spirit, wherein the inhabiter of eternity delighteth to dwell; we may refer the _porch_ to the mouth of a saint, wherein every holy Jacob erects the _pillars_ of God's praise, calling upon and blessing his name for received mercies; when songs of deliverance are uttered from the _doors_ of his lips.

    The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey

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