habitantDefinition of habitant noun 1 /ˈhabɪt(ə)nt/ archaic an inhabitant. 2 /abiːˈtɒ̃/ [often as modifier] an early French settler in Canada (especially Quebec) or Louisiana:the habitant farmhouses of old QuebecOrigin: late Middle English (in sense 1): from Old French, from habiter, from Latin habitare 'inhabit'habitant in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of habitant in the US English dictionary
