Inhabitant

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈhæ.bɪ.tÉ™nt/

Alternative forms

• enhabitant archaic

Origin

Old French inhabitant, from Latin inhabitans, present participle of inhabito ("to inhabit"), from in- ("in") + habitō ("to dwell") (frequentative of habeō ("to hold"), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- ("seize, take, hold, have").

Noun

1. Someone or thing who lives in a place.

Related terms

• inhabit