1. (n.) One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp., one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling.

2. (a.) Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal.

addressee artist-in-residence captive case convict denizen dweller habitant house detective incumbent inhabitant inhabiter inpatient intern lag live-in maid locum tenens occupant occupier patient prisoner residencer resident resident physician residentiary resider sojourner tenant