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home-dweller

home-dweller noun: a resident or occupant of a specific household.

Noun

home-dweller (plural home-dwellers)

  1. A resident or occupant of a specific household.
  2. A homebody; someone who enjoys spending time in their household or staying in.
  3. A long-term inhabitant or permanent settler of a property, rather than a traveler, temporary lodger, or a vagrant.
  4. (historical, obsolete) Someone who remains tethered to their domestic sphere or community.
  5. A recluse; one who self-isolates.
    1. (informal) Synonym of basement dweller.

Synonyms of home-dweller

Forms of home-dweller

pluralhome-dwellers

Origin of home-dweller

Used as early as the 15th century.

Questions about home-dweller

What does home-dweller mean?
Home-dweller means a resident or occupant of a specific household.
What part of speech is home-dweller?
Home-dweller is a noun.
What is the plural of home-dweller?
The plural of home-dweller is home-dwellers.

Words near home-dweller in the dictionary

  1. home-brews
  2. home-cook
  3. home-cooked
  4. home-cooking
  5. home-cooks
  6. home-dweller
  7. home-grown
  8. home-harvest
  9. home-killed
  10. home-made
  11. home-making

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