Dictionary 1. (n.) A dweller; an inhabitant; as, the denizens of a village\.2. (n.) One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. 3. (n.) One admitted to residence in a foreign country. 4. (v. t.) To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. 5. (v. t.) To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. Thesaurus addressee artist-in-residence citizen colonize dweller empeople frequenter habitant haunter house detective incumbent inhabit inhabitant inhabiter inmate inpatient intern live-in maid liver locum tenens national occupant occupier people plant populate residencer resident resident physician residentiary resider settle settle in sojourner subject tenant |