habitant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who inhabits a particular place
    inhabitant; indweller; dweller; denizen.

WordNet

Hab`it*ant noun
Etymology
F. habitant. See Habit, v.t
Definitions
  1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.
  2. F. pron. An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.
    The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.

Webster 1913