1. people who live or dwell within a particular place or region
Usage: formal; literary
2. spiritual beings or forces believed to reside within a person or object
Usage: religious; philosophical

Examples

• The ancient indwellers of the valley left behind mysterious stone circles.
• Local historians studied the customs of the mountain’s earliest indwellers.
• The mystic spoke of divine indwellers that guide the human soul.
• Archaeological evidence revealed much about the indwellers of this region.
• She believed that peaceful indwellers inhabited the sacred grove.
• The tribe considered themselves the rightful indwellers of the forest.