inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
(noun) a person who inhabits a particular place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
habitant (plural habitants)
(Canada) a member of habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies
(archaic) Inhabitant, dweller.
Source: Wiktionary
Hab`it*ant, n. Etym: [F. habitant. See Habit, v.t]
1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.
2. Etym: [F. pron. (]
Definition: An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural. The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
