cliff dweller

noun

Definition of cliff dwellernext
as in resident

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Recent Examples of cliff dweller With the help of new excavations made at undisturbed sites inside and outside the park, the story of Mesa Verde and the cliff dwellers’ abandonment continues to emerge today. — Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
  1. resident
  2. national
  3. occupant
  4. inhabitant
  5. dweller
  6. subject
  7. town
  8. native
Noun
  • State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The country’s deputy Ombudsman, Paula Aponte, said in a statement that her office has sought further information from other state agencies on the Colombian nationals believed to have died in the attacks, but with little success.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of national
Noun
  • The researchers propose that this variability in brightness is caused by the rapid evolution of fresh debris through further impacts and changes in the orbits of the system's occupants.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The four-count lawsuit alleges that High Meadow was negligent and reckless in allowing more than 150 students into a pool that had a maximum capacity of 105 occupants.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit.
    — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Most inhabitants of 10-story Lincoln Bay Towers just schlepped up and down the stairs to go about their daily lives, but that was impossible for some older residents.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • The service As elsewhere in Bahia, service is warm and friendly—albeit not quite as fast and efficient as city-dwellers may expect.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Modern farmhouse dwellers and cottagecore fanatics, take note.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dweller
Noun
  • Drawn to the tactile and familiar qualities of paper, Teo uses playful forms and visual metaphors to transform everyday subjects and construct whimsical, imagined worlds.
    — New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The same is true for Sabonis, who continues to be the subject of trade rumors.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of subject
Noun
  • The heated pool at the Sebastian is the stuff of ski town dreams, with a waterfall, stone galore, multiple hot tubs, and servers who bring snacks and cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As health officials monitor those in isolation, the Siberian town is waiting to see if the containment walls will hold.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Falcons defensive tackle Maason Smith, a native of Houma, Louisiana, some 45 minutes south of New Orleans, supplied 20-to-30 tickets for his friends and family.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At one point during the step-and-repeat, power couple Gloria and Emilio Estefan linked up with Hialeah native turned Hollywood heavy-hitter Marco Ramirez, who wrote the book the play was based on.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of native

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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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