ETYM Old Fren. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to forain foreign, and from denz within, French dans, from Latin de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. Related to In, Foreign.
1. A dweller; an inhabitant.
2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.
3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
4. Inhabitant; naturalized person or thing; to naturalize; people; colonize.
ETYM Latin inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.
A person who lives in a particular place; SYN. dweller, denizen.