Local and Occupant

Local

Local noun - A usually longtime resident of a locality.
Usage example: few locals seem to patronize the city's touristy restaurants, leaving them to diners who prefer atmosphere over food

Occupant and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occupant" instead a noun "Local".

Occupant

Occupant noun - One who lives permanently in a place.
Usage example: the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

Local and occupant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead a noun "Occupant".

How words are described

alien alien local alien occupant
real real local real occupant
bad bad local bad occupant
new new local new occupant
Other adjectives: sole, former.

Both words in one sentence

  • Deep's leather catsuit with its impressively low-cut decolletage would be impossible to wear in the real world without its occupant violating local indecent exposure laws in those places that have them.
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