denizen🔊

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place. +

One who frequents a place. +

(Britain, historical) A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

(biology) An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.

(linguistics) A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language in terms of use, but not in terms of form.

(Britain, historical) To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.