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.

Origin of cliff dweller

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM cliff dweller

cliff dwelling, noun

Words nearby cliff dweller

client/server network, client state, Clifden nonpareil, cliff, cliff brake, cliff dweller, cliff-hang, cliffhanger, cliff-hanging, Clifford, Clifford trust

Example sentences from the Web for cliff dweller

Is it possible that at this place some Cliff-Dweller scouts encountered their advancing foe from the north and opened hostilities?
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
In the West this swallow is wholly a cliff-dweller, but it has learned to modify its home in different localities.
Bird Neighbors|Neltje Blanchan
The designs are similar to those found on cliff-dweller pottery.
Mesa Verde National Park|Anonymous
I remember once when we were having dinner somewhere you kept asking me about the Cliff-Dweller ruins.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather

A square figure with interior parallel squares extending to the center is also found, as elsewhere, in cliff-dweller pictography.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes

单词	cliff dweller
释义	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. Origin of cliff dweller An Americanism dating back to 1880–85 OTHER WORDS FROM cliff dweller cliff dwelling, noun Words nearby cliff dweller client/server network, client state, Clifden nonpareil, cliff, cliff brake, cliff dweller, cliff-hang, cliffhanger, cliff-hanging, Clifford, Clifford trust Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cliff dweller Is it possible that at this place some Cliff-Dweller scouts encountered their advancing foe from the north and opened hostilities? Wild Life on the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills In the West this swallow is wholly a cliff-dweller, but it has learned to modify its home in different localities. Bird Neighbors\|Neltje Blanchan The designs are similar to those found on cliff-dweller pottery. Mesa Verde National Park\|Anonymous I remember once when we were having dinner somewhere you kept asking me about the Cliff-Dweller ruins. Song of the Lark\|Willa Cather A square figure with interior parallel squares extending to the center is also found, as elsewhere, in cliff-dweller pictography. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895\|Jesse Walter Fewkes
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