dweller russian
горожа́нин
townsman, town-dweller, city-dweller, townsperson
го́рец
mountain-dweller
беренде́й
forest dweller, wood sprite, woodland goblin
жи́тельница
inhabitant, resident, dweller
небожи́тель
deity, heavenly being, sky-dweller (often ironic)
боло́тник
wading boot, hip boot, waders
swamp dweller, bog dweller
marsh plant, bog plant
волжа́нин
native of the Volga region, Volga dweller
native of Volzhsk, inhabitant of Volzhsk
горожа́нка
town-dweller, city-dweller, townswoman
да́чница
summer resident (female), dacha dweller (female), holiday-cottage resident (female), dacha owner (female)
ночле́жник
dosser, doss-house dweller, inmate of a night shelter
overnight guest, person staying the night
помо́р
coast-dweller
помо́рка
Pomor woman, coast-dweller (female)
Pomorian Old Believer (woman)
селени́т
selenite (variety of gypsum), gypsum spar
selenite (salt of selenous acid)
Selenite, moon-dweller, inhabitant of the Moon
таёжник
taiga dweller
коммуна́льник
communal service worker, public utilities worker, municipal services employee
resident of a communal apartment, communal flat dweller
коммуна́льщик
utility worker, municipal services worker, housing-maintenance worker
resident of a communal apartment, communal apartment dweller
обща́жник
dorm resident, hostel resident, dorm dweller, boarder
земля́не
inhabitants of the Earth, dwellers on the planet Earth
Examples
В настоящее вре́мя, немно́гие из обы́чных городски́х жи́телей когда-либо испо́льзуют сло́во «плете́нь».
Nowadays, few ordinary city dwellers ever use the word "wattle".
I'm a city dweller.
А вы зна́ете, кто хоть раз в жи́зни пойма́л ерша́ или ви́дел осенью перелётных дроздо́в, как они в я́сные, прохла́дные дни но́сятся ста́ями над дере́вней, тот уже не городско́й жи́тель, и его до самой сме́рти будет потя́гивать на во́лю.
He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his death he will be drawn to freedom.
Патриархальность деревни удивила молодых горожан.
The village’s patriarchal character surprised the young city dwellers.
Урбанистка изучает влияние транспорта на жизнь горожан.
The urban planner is studying the impact of transport on the lives of city dwellers.



















