Word Meanings - DWELLER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. "Dwellers at Jerusalem." Acts i. 19.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DWELLER)

• Denizen
• Citizen
• subject
• inhabitant
• sojourner
• dweller
• freedman
• Resident
• Occupant
• tenant
• Tenant
• lessee
• occupier
• resident

Related words: (words related to DWELLER)

• SUBJECTION
  1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government
• SUBJECTIST
  One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.
• SUBJECTNESS
  Quality of being subject.
• DENIZEN
  or country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See In, 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." Pope. Denizens of their own free, independent state. Sir
• TENANT
  One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title
• RESIDENTIAL
  1. Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as, residential trade. 2. Residing; residentiary.
• RESIDENTIARYSHIP
  The office or condition of a residentiary.
• SUBJECTLESS
  Having no subject.
• CITIZENSHIP
  The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
• SUBJECTIVE
  Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer. Syn. -- See Objective. Subjective sensation , one of the sensations occurring when stimuli due to internal causes
• INHABITANT
  One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. (more info) 1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city,
• DENIZENIZE
  To constitute a denizen; to denizen. Abbott.
• OCCUPANT
  1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing. Note: This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first possession of a thing that has no owner. 2. A prostitute.
• SUBJECT
  first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under), subgiet, subject, F. sujet, from L. subjectus lying under, subjected, p.p. of subjicere, subicere, to throw, lay, place, or bring under; sub under + jacere to 1. Placed or situated under; lying below,
• TENANTLESS
  Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion. Shak.
• DENIZENSHIP
  State of being a denizen.
• SUBJECT-MATTER
  The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study. As to the subject-matter, words are always to be understood as having a regard thereto. Blackstone. As science
• TENANT SAW
  See TENON
• RESIDENTSHIP
  The office or condition of a resident.
• OCCUPIER
  1. One who occupies, or has possession. 2. One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. "Merchants and occupiers." Holland. The occupiers of thy merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 27.
• TER-TENANT
  See TERRE-TENANT
• PRESIDENT
  Precedent. Bacon.
• SUBLIEUTENANT
  An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a commissioned officer of the lowest rank.
• FREE-DENIZEN
  To make free.
• RELESSEE
  See RELEASEE
• INSUBJECTION
  Want of subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as to government.
• TERRE-TENANT
  One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
• RESUBJECTION
  A second subjection.
• UNDERTENANT
  The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.
• NONINHABITANT
  One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.