Inhabitant
Inhabitant noun - One who lives permanently in a place.
Usage example: the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
Visitor is an antonym for inhabitant.
Visitor
Visitor noun - A person who visits another.
Usage example: put nicer clothes on because they had visitors coming
Inhabitant is an antonym for visitor.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has a retroactive case of this: Erik the Slayer is an inhabitant of Rorikstead who was based on Erik West (internet alias Immok the Slayer), a visitor to Bethesda's headquarters that surprised the creators for his knowledge of Oblivion.
Source: Memorial Character
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