Definition of INHABITANT

inhabitant

Meanings

Plural: inhabitants

Noun

  • a person who inhabits a particular place
  • Someone or thing who lives in a place.
  • A possible value for a type.

Adj

  • resident

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 15

inhabitant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inhabitant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inhabitant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

inhabitant is a valid Words With Friends word