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cohabitant

noun [C]
 
 
/kəʊˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ US  /koʊˈhæb.ɪ.t̬ənt/ (also cohabitee, /ˌkəʊ.hæb.ɪˈtiː/ ) formal

Definition

the official word for someone who lives in the same house, apartment, etc. as someone else: Is Mr Jones one of the cohabitants at this address?People who live or settle somewhere
(Definition of cohabitant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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