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cliff dweller
noun
- (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.
- a person who lives in an apartment house, especially in a large city.
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- cliff dwelling noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cliff dweller1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
In the West this swallow is wholly a cliff-dweller, but it has learned to modify its home in different localities.
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One cony had a series of connected rooms, enough almost for a cliff-dweller city.
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Is it possible that at this place some Cliff-Dweller scouts encountered their advancing foe from the north and opened hostilities?
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The designs are similar to those found on cliff-dweller pottery.
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"I already have it, Boy-of-the-eyes-of-glass," replied the engaging cliff-dweller.
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