living in a place, esp for some length of time
serving in a regular or full-time capacity
the resident engineer for the highway department
living at one's place of work
a resident nanny
said of a quality: present or inherent
said of an animal: not migratory
said of a computer program: permanently present and available for use in the main memory, rather than having to be loaded separately
[Middle English from Latin resident-, residens, present part. of residēre: see reside]