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denizen Definition

deni·zen (denə zən)

noun

    1. an inhabitant or occupant
    2. a frequenter of a particular place
  1. Brit. an alien granted specified rights of citizenship
  2. an animal, plant, foreign word, etc. that has become naturalized

Etymology: ME denisein < Anglo-Fr deinzein < OFr, native inhabitant < denz, within < LL de-intus < L de intus, from within

transitive verb

Brit. to naturalize

denizen Synonyms

denizen

n.

denizen Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • world: There are other stories which indicate this human ability to control the denizens of the inner worlds.
  • hell: They too suffer horribly but, unlike the denizens of Hell, they have hope; they are working up toward paradise.
  • underworld: Upon falling to the Earth, they become denizens of the underworld - the faceless and anonymous Anunnaki.
  • place: He was hardly inclined to walk up to any of the denizens of the place and start asking private-eye questions.
  • planet: Were these cylinders bearing the last denizens of a once thriving red planet, intent upon claiming Earth as their new home world?
  • land: Then the door is closed, leaving the auditorium to the denizens of the border lands to finish their dinner in peace.

Converse of object

  • make: Corydoras and Ancistrus catfish make excellent denizens for the bottom level of the aquarium.
  • become: I feel I've become a denizen of the true Earth for the first time.
  • do: In their watchful silence, and in their rapt attention, do these denizens of the borderlands make known their approbation.

Adjective modifier

  • other: Meanwhile, Nemo has befriended the other denizens of the tank, who are led by scarred Moorish idol Gill.
  • various: Various denizens of the streets and slums inhabit dark corners of this most brutal of worlds and occasionally Torque encounters them.
  • new: Are the new denizens of this area living among the ghosts of the past?
  • first: The first travelers to Mars or the first long-term denizens of a lunar base would confront very hostile environments.
  • fearsome: Are you a match for the fearsome denizens of the dungeons below?
  • supernatural: Travel Risks Long-distance travel is rarely assured to be safe for any supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness.