Antonyms for denizen

Grammar : Noun

Spell : den-uh-zuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛn ə zən

Definition of denizen

Origin : early 15c., from Anglo-French deinzein, from deinz "within, inside," from Late Latin deintus, from de- "from" + intus "within" (see ento-). Historically, an alien admitted to certain rights of citizenship; a naturalized citizen.

noun resident

Example sentences :

Is it to the denizen of a coal mine you apply for information about the Nassau balloon?
Extract from : « Nuts and Nutcrackers » by Charles James Lever

To the denizen of the air all, save the want of oxygen, might appear divine.
Extract from : « Modern Women and What is Said of Them » by Anonymous

How unlike the denizen of the desert, the voyageur of the prairie sea!
Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

His range is extensive, but he is properly a denizen of the cold and snowy regions.
Extract from : « The Young Voyageurs » by Mayne Reid

For every den had its denizen, and Diana roamed the earth once more.
Extract from : « The Gay Rebellion » by Robert W. Chambers

It embellishes the denizen of the city, and hides the nakedness of barbarism.
Extract from : « The Right of American Slavery » by True Worthy Hoit

She seemed more like a country girl than a denizen of a town or city.
Extract from : « The Day of Judgment » by Joseph Hocking

Was it possible that the other denizen of the sooty flue could be Captain de Banyan?
Extract from : « The Young Lieutenant » by Oliver Optic

There was a world open to him of which she could not possibly become a denizen.
Extract from : « Master of Men » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

The owl is a denizen of the dark, yet Minerva's wisdom is not to be found.
Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker

Synonyms for denizen

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