urban dweller
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɜrbən ˈdwɛlər/
:
habitante urbano
- The urban dweller often enjoys access to a variety of cultural attractions and amenities.
- a poor urban dweller
- new urban dwellers
- many urban dwellers
I think they, I think for quite a long time, urban dwellers think that migrant workers, you know, from the countryside, they do the kind of menial tasks.
- I think they, I think for quite a long time, urban dwellers think that migrant workers, you know, from the countryside, they do the kind of menial tasks.
Examples
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Most urban dwellers regard fog as a nuisance and associate it with cold, dark nights and pollution.
Academic text (2007) -
What is more inviting to the urban dweller than the sight of apple trees hung with fruit?
Fiction book (1999) -
There are small city and urban dwellers who live with their families.
Academic text (1999) -
The number of urban dwellers is considerable.
Academic text (2013) -
A major new fear for the urban dweller is car hijacking.
Academic text (1998) -
Today, this practice is held in contempt among urban dwellers, according to UNZA students.
Academic text (1993) -
Warning: This app may not have quite as much utility if you're an urban dweller.
Blog text (34) -
Zhang highlighted the need for the app because Chinese urban dwellers often don't know the people who live nearby.
Blog text (28) -
To date, the bulk of the sports participation research has focused primarily on four groups: males, urban dwellers, Whites, and college-age subjects.
Academic text (2010) -
Obama holds a hefty 35-point lead among urban dwellers, and a comfortable 5-point lead in the suburbs.
Blog text (31)
Synonyms
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8.6
A person who lives in a town or city rather than in the countryside
13
8.9
A person who lives in a town, not a student or visitor
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6.7
A person from a city who seems well dressed and not used to country life
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4.1
A person who lives in a city and is used to city life
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5.4
A person who lives in a large city and knows city life
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4.8
A man who lives in a town or city
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5.8
A person who lives in a city and prefers city life
1
9.8
A person who lives in a town and seems out of place in the country
A woman who lives in a town or city
A person who prefers city life and dislikes life in the country
How Urban
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who lives in a city' is directly and compositionally derived from 'urban' (pertaining to the city) modifying 'dweller' (a resident), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This adjective+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for describing residents of a place, making it transparently understandable.
Etymology
Urban dweller joins the word urban, meaning 'city', and dweller, meaning someone who lives somewhere. Imagine a person living among tall buildings, buses and busy streets, and that picture explains why it means 'a person who lives in a city'.