denizen
noun
[ ˈdɛnɪz(ə)n ]
• a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.
• "denizens of field and forest"
Similar:
inhabitant,
resident,
townsman,
townswoman,
native,
local,
occupier,
occupant,
dweller,
local yokel,
burgher,
burgess,
habitant,
residentiary,
oppidan,
indweller,
Origin:
late Middle English deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman French from Old French deinz ‘within’ (from Latin de ‘from’ + intus ‘within’) + -ein (from Latin -aneus ‘-aneous’). The change in the form of the word was due to association with citizen.
