habitant
habitant — noun
- habitantsingular
- habitantsplural
1. someone whose home is in a specific town, city, or area
someone whose home is in a specific town, city, or area
Vikram has been a habitant of this quiet coastal village for over thirty years.
habitant of [place]
The island's few habitants gathered at the harbour when the supply boat arrived.
As a long-time habitant of Seoul, Chiara knows every back alley in the old quarter.
Kwame spoke to the older habitants about how the neighbourhood had changed since the war.
A census form was delivered to every habitant of the district last Tuesday.
- resident
the most common, everyday word for someone who lives in a place
- inhabitant
standard and neutral, more common than 'habitant'
- dweller
mainly used in compounds such as 'city-dweller' or 'cave-dweller'
用法筆記
Formal or literary; in everyday English, 'resident' or 'inhabitant' is the much more common choice.
常見錯誤
2. a newcomer who travels to a place — often from abroad — to make it their home an
a newcomer who travels to a place — often from abroad — to make it their home and work the land
The first French habitants arrived in the valley in 1642 and cleared the forest for farmland.
French habitants — historical settler context
Defne read the diaries of early habitants who crossed the mountains seeking new land.
The new habitants brought seeds and tools from their homeland to farm the land.
Nellie's ancestors were among the original habitants who settled the river plain.
The museum displays letters written by habitants describing their first winter in the colony.
- native
someone born in the region rather than having arrived from elsewhere
用法筆記
Historical; most often refers to early settlers in Canada, especially French-Canadian farmers. Distinguish from sense 1 (RESIDENT), which describes any person living in a place, not necessarily a newcomer.