habitant

hab·i·tant  (hb-tnt)

n.

1. An inhabitant.

2. also ha·bi·tan (b-tä) An inhabitant of French descent living in Canada, especially Quebec, or in Louisiana.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of habiter, to dwell, from Latin habitre; see habitable.]

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habitant

Noun

an early French settler in Canada or Louisiana or a descendant of one, esp. a farmer

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

habitant - a person who inhabits a particular place denizen, dweller, inhabitant, indweller individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Aussie, Australian - a native or inhabitant of Australia Austronesian - a native or inhabitant of Austronesia New Zealander, Kiwi - a native or inhabitant of New Zealand American - a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Alsatian - a native or inhabitant of Alsace borderer - an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) cottage dweller, cottager - someone who lives in a cottage easterner - an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S. Galilaean, Galilean - an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) Hittite - a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC island-dweller, islander - an inhabitant of an island landlubber, landman, landsman - a person who lives and works on land Latin - an inhabitant of ancient Latium liver - someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities" marcher - an inhabitant of a border district Nazarene - an inhabitant of Nazareth Northerner - an inhabitant of the North Numidian - an inhabitant of ancient Numidia Occidental - a native inhabitant of the Occident Philistine - a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC Phrygian - a native or inhabitant of Phrygia plainsman - an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there earthling, earthman, tellurian, worldling - an inhabitant of the earth Trinidadian - inhabitant or native of Trinidad villager - one who has lived in a village most of their life westerner - an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.