English Explanatory Dictionary

inhabitant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or thing who lives in a place.
  2. A possible value for a type.
adj
  1. resident

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ en-us-inhabitant.ogg

Word forms

inhabitant inhabitants enhabitant

Etymology

From Middle English inhabitantes (n. plural) and inhabitaunt (adj.), from Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitāns, present participle of inhabitō (“to inhabit”), from in- (“in”) + habitō (“to dwell”) (frequentative of habeō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to seize, take, hold, have”). By surface analysis, inhabit + -ant.

Synonyms

inhabitant dweller resident denizen

Related words

habit habitation habituated habitué inhabit :Category:en:British demonyms :Category:en:Demonyms for Americans

Derived words

coinhabitant inhabitancy noninhabitant
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