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dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
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I am also a city dweller who has thoroughly enjoyed not owning or maintaining a vehicle for the last decade.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

The self-confessed "urban dweller" admitted setting off with a tent, stove and a blow-up pillow was a daunting prospect.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

The Lakers are to play another bottom dweller in the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, but their schedule becomes tougher after that, starting with a Saturday showdown in Denver against the Nuggets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

Nearly every city dweller with or without a backyard chicken coop dreams of more space.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024

Early each morning the radio brought us a program called “The Day Breaker’s Club,” which played the traditional music and poetry of the Puerto Rican country dweller, the jíbaro.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago