resident

[ rez-i-duh nt ]

/ ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /

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noun

a person who resides in a place.

a physician who joins the medical staff of a hospital as a salaried employee for a specified period to gain advanced training usually in a particular field, being in full-time attendance at the hospital and often living on the premises.

a diplomatic representative, inferior in rank to an ambassador, residing at a foreign court.

(formerly) a representative of the British governor general at a native court in India.

(formerly) the governor of a residency in the Dutch East Indies.

adjective

residing; dwelling in a place.

living or staying at a place in discharge of duty.

(of qualities) existing; intrinsic.

(of birds) not migratory.

encoded and permanently available to a computer user, as a font in a printer's ROM or software on a CD-ROM.
(of a computer program) currently active or standing by in computer memory.

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Origin of resident

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin resident- (stem of residēns), present participle of residēre to reside; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM resident

res·i·dent·ship, nounpseu·do·res·i·dent, adjectiveun·res·i·dent, adjective

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citizen resident

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This is not making the 228,000 residents of Irving, Texas feel very relaxed.
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The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
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On the one hand, residents of these neighborhoods complain of over-policing.
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Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.
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Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.
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One after another of the summer residents disappeared in the inlet, and Tess was waiting for the hill-house people also to leave.
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The few European residents are officials, traders or missionaries.
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Within its limits abide many summer residents, occupying large and small cottages and estates of refinement and beauty.
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The number of North American residents is very small, though they control a fair percentage of the exports and imports.
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In 1640 he united with other residents of Mt. Wollaston in a petition for the formation of the town of Braintree.
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British Dictionary definitions for residents

resident

/ (ˈrɛzɪdənt) /

noun

a person who resides in a place

social welfare an occupant of a welfare agency homeFormer name: inmate

(esp formerly) a representative of the British government in a British protectorate

(esp in the 17th century) a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador

(in India, formerly) a representative of the British governor general at the court of a native prince

a bird or other animal that does not migrate

US and Canadian a physician who lives in the hospital where he or she works while undergoing specialist training after completing his or her internshipCompare house physician

British and NZ a junior doctor, esp a house officer, who lives in the hospital in which he or she works

adjective

living in a place; residing

living or staying at a place in order to discharge a duty, etc

(of qualities, characteristics, etc) existing or inherent (in)

(of birds and other animals) not in the habit of migrating

Derived forms of resident

residentship, noun

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Medical definitions for residents

resident

[ rĕz′ĭ-dənt ]

n.

A physician during residency.

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