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[ noun ] someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)A dead armadillo , the sole occupant of the stage , symbolizes the crisis and destruction of the Old_Order . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)It is , I am reliably given to understand , the technical argot for those who engage in your particular branch of the boost ; i.e. , burglars who rob while the tenants are absent , in contrast to hot slough prowlers , those who work while the occupants are home . |
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