I. -nt noun
Etymology: Middle English inhabitaunt, from Anglo-French enhabitant, from Middle French (present participle of enhabiter ), from Latin inhabitant-, inhabitans, present participle of inhabitare to inhabit
1. : a person who dwells or resides permanently in a place as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor
an inhabitant of a house
an inhabitant of a state
— compare citizen , domicile , resident
2. : one that makes its habitat or is commonly found in a place
with respect to its insect inhabitants — Am Guide Series: New Hampshire
a normal inhabitant of the intestines of both man and animals — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin inhabitant-, inhabitans, present participle
archaic : resident , dwelling