inhabitant
gb/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/ us/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
B2
Inglés
~ 9500
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
formal
B2
entity
1
person or animal living in a place
A person or animal that lives in a place for a long time or all the time.
Patrón de uso:
an inhabitant of [a place]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes say *"inhabitant in"* (e.g., *"an inhabitant in London"*). The natural pattern is *"an inhabitant of London"*. Another common confusion is between **inhabitant** (a person or animal) and **habitat** (the natural place where an animal or plant lives).
Sinónimos
resident (More common and slightly less formal; usually refers to people, not animals.)
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dweller (Often used in compounds like 'city-dweller'; sounds literary or descriptive.)
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occupant (Focuses on someone who occupies a building or space, rather than a wider area.)
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local (Informal, often used in speech to mean someone who lives in a particular area.)
Antónimos
visitor (Someone who comes to a place for a short time but does not live there.)
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tourist (A short-term visitor, especially for holidays, not a long-term resident.)
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outsider (Someone who does not belong to or live in a particular community or place.)
Colocaciones
local inhabitants
|original inhabitants
|native inhabitants
|city inhabitants
|inhabitants of the area
|rural inhabitants
Temas
society
|geography
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- The island has about 2,000 permanent inhabitants.
- Many of the city's inhabitants were forced to leave during the war.
- Desert inhabitants have adapted to survive with very little water.
- The original inhabitants of the region lived by fishing and farming.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Paris has more than two million inhabitants.
- The inhabitants of this village all know each other.
- In winter, the town has fewer inhabitants than in summer.
- The first inhabitants of this land hunted animals for food.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
inhabitant
AFI
GB/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
US/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
Sílabas y acento
in - hab - it - ant (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (hab)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: inhabitant
- Plural: inhabitants
Familia de palabras
Forms
inhabitants
noun
Core family
inhabit
verb B2
Related words
habitat
noun B1
habitable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uninhabited
adjective
uninhabitable
adjective
Advanced or less common
habitation
noun B2
Expresiones
inhabitant of
1/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt əv/
fixed phrase
formal
used to show where someone lives
Used before the name of a place to say that a person or animal lives there.
Ejemplos
- She is an inhabitant of the coastal town of Brighton.
- As an inhabitant of the capital, he is used to heavy traffic.
- Every inhabitant of the island was invited to the meeting.