resident

[ rez-i-duhnt ]

/ ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR resident ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Computers.

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.

Origin of resident

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Latin resident- (stem of residēns ), present participle of residēre “to reside”; see reside, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM resident

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resident

citizen, resident

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for resident

This is not making the 228,000 residents of Irving, Texas feel very relaxed.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On the one hand, residents of these neighborhoods complain of over-policing.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One after another of the summer residents disappeared in the inlet, and Tess was waiting for the hill-house people also to leave.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
The few European residents are officials, traders or missionaries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
Within its limits abide many summer residents, occupying large and small cottages and estates of refinement and beauty.
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4|Various
The number of North American residents is very small, though they control a fair percentage of the exports and imports.
Equatorial America|Maturin M. Ballou
In 1640 he united with other residents of Mt. Wollaston in a petition for the formation of the town of Braintree.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886|Various

British Dictionary definitions for resident

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for resident

resident

[ rĕz′ĭ-dənt ]

n.

A physician during residency.

单词	resident
释义	resident [ rez-i-duhnt ] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR resident ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Computers. 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. Origin of resident First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Latin resident- (stem of residēns ), present participle of residēre “to reside”; see reside, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM resident res·i·dent·ship, nounpseu·do·res·i·dent, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH resident citizen, resident Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for resident This is not making the 228,000 residents of Irving, Texas feel very relaxed. 26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas\|James Joiner\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents. Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects\|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST On the one hand, residents of these neighborhoods complain of over-policing. Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown\|Batya Ungar-Sargon\|January 1, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown. Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown\|Batya Ungar-Sargon\|January 1, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Thousands of years ago, Meroe was a thriving hub of trade and home to some 25,000 residents. Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town\|Nina Strochlic\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One after another of the summer residents disappeared in the inlet, and Tess was waiting for the hill-house people also to leave. Tess of the Storm Country\|Grace Miller White The few European residents are officials, traders or missionaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various Within its limits abide many summer residents, occupying large and small cottages and estates of refinement and beauty. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4\|Various The number of North American residents is very small, though they control a fair percentage of the exports and imports. Equatorial America\|Maturin M. Ballou In 1640 he united with other residents of Mt. Wollaston in a petition for the formation of the town of Braintree. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886\|Various British Dictionary definitions for resident 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to resident dweller, inmate, citizen, inhabitant, local, tenant, native, lodger, habitant, denizen, squatter, householder, occupant, suburbanite, liver, indweller, resider, urbanite Medical definitions for resident resident [ rĕz′ĭ-dənt ] n. A physician during residency. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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resident

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adjective

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adjective

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Medical definitions for resident

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