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habitant

habitant

1 5.4
A person or animal that lives in a place
  • noun
  • /ˈhæbɪtənt/
  • UK
translation icon : habitante
  • The park is home to a diverse group of habitants, including birds, squirrels, and rabbits.

Examples

  • HABITANTES DEIXAM VILA...

  • His most recent book on Haitian life, to be published in the fall of 1990 under the title of The Bordeaux Narrative, explores the supernatural world of the backcountry habitant of the early nineteenth century.

    Academic text (1990)
  • You've got a little habitants.

  • Today it is covered by city housing of all kinds, but in the '30s it was green (or brown) peasant country, with small gardens and lime-covered habitant huts all the way up to the high ridge.

    Academic text (1990)
  • British travel writers were not only generally enthusiastic about Quebec City, they were by this time inclined to take a positive view of what their predecessors had once found so reprehensible, namely the French-speaking habitants' apparent resistance.

    Academic text (2013)
  • As long-time habitants of the village, they knew all the best spots to visit.

  • The marine biologist studied the various habitants of the coral reef during her expedition.

Synonyms

occupant
vshabitant
62 3.3

A person who lives in a house or uses a seat

usually implies living there generally rather than just temporary use
dweller
vshabitant
49 3.2

A person or animal who lives in a certain place

is the broad term for any creature that lives there
denizen
vshabitant
19 7.9

A person, animal, or plant that lives in a place

applies specifically to people or animals, not to plants
resident
vshabitant
8 2.0

Living in a place as your home

is the general word for any person or animal living in a place
occupier
vshabitant
7 4.1

A person who lives in a house or apartment

is about living in a place without stressing long use
abider
vshabitant
8.1

A person who lives in a place for a long time

is the neutral term for any living being in a place
indweller
vshabitant
9.6

A person or animal that lives in a place

covers all people or animals living in a place generally

Surface Forms

habitant singular
habitants plural

Etymology

Habitant comes from French and from the Latin root habitare, meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'. It is like the English words habitat and inhabitant, so a habitant is simply someone who lives in a particular place.