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habitant

noun
/abitɑ̃//ˈhabɪtənt/

Etymology

From Middle English habytaunt, from Middle French habitant. By surface analysis, habit (“to inhabit”) + -ant.

  1. derived from habitant
  2. inherited from habytaunt

Definitions

  1. A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec…

    A member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.

  2. Synonym of inhabitant /dweller.

    • The last dark branches which intercepted his view gave way, and he saw a heap of blackened ruins. Scarcely aware of his own actions, he sprang from his horse. A single glance convinced him it could harbour no human habitant.
    • Myriads of habitants are ever sleeping, Or dead, or fled from nameless pestilence!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for habitant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA