denizen
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- noun
- /ˈdɛnɪzən/
:
habitante
- The bar was named "The Shanty" and was frequented by citified Indians and other denizens of the once-natural world.
Despots, tyrants, mercenaries fight the denizens of hungry ghost worlds.
- Despots, tyrants, mercenaries fight the denizens of hungry ghost worlds.
- We needed two wranglers on set in kayaks just keeping ping pong balls away from the playful denizens of Monterey Bay, the otters.
- And that's gross in that sense, but it's also gross in that what it does to us as people, it turns us from citizens into denizens.
- Hearken heifer, hoarfrost, denizens of the crag Willow, the wisp.
- I won't say they were friends, but I'm homesick for hell and it's denizens.
Examples
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It's one of seven mammals listed as denizens of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area.
Blog text (6) -
And the denizens who claimed the park as their own knew them, too.
Fiction book (2001) -
The denizens of the deep. - Are you sure?
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You must fight the various denizens of the wood.
Fiction book (1991) -
The denizens of Los Angeles make ready for nightlife, or for sleep.
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But glimpses of the forest denizens kept them distracted.
Fiction book (2000) -
The good hearted and good intentioned denizens of Magatania have finally been pushed too far.
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But nature was kind to even the poorest denizens, covering their graves with attentive nasturtiums.
Fiction book (2002) -
We needed two wranglers on set in kayaks just keeping ping pong balls away from the playful denizens of Monterey Bay, the otters.
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The forest is home to many denizens, including birds, deer, and squirrels.
Synonyms
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A person or animal that lives in a particular place
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A person or animal who lives in a certain place
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A person or animal that lives in a place
A person or animal that lives in a place
How Local
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word denizen comes from Old French words meaning 'within', so it originally named someone who lived 'inside' a place. A helpful way to remember denizen is to think of a den where an animal lives; a denizen is a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place.