indweller

A noun referring to a person who inhabits a particular place, or a principle or spirit that activates from within.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die einen bestimmten Ort bewohnt, oder einen Geist bzw. ein Prinzip, das von innen heraus wirkt.

1. Inner spirit or force C2 formal

   A being or principle that resides within a person or thing, often referring to a spiritual or activating force.

   • The indweller of the temple was believed to be a powerful deity.
   • He felt the indweller of his conscience guiding his decisions.
   • The poem speaks of the indweller of the soul, a spark of divine light.

   🇩🇪Innere Wesenheit

   Synonyme: daemongeniusnumensoulspirit

2. Inhabitant C1 formal

   A person who lives in a specific place or dwelling.

   • The indwellers of the remote village rarely saw outsiders.
   • Each indweller of the castle had their own chamber.
   • The ancient city's indwellers left behind many artifacts.

   🇩🇪Bewohner

   Synonyme: denizendwellerhabitantinhabitantlodgeroccupantresidenttenant

   Antonyme: foreigneroutsidertransientvisitor

• indwellers plural form
• indwellers' possessive plural form
• indweller's possessive singular form