resident

noun

OPAL W

/ˈrezɪdənt/

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a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there
- a resident of the United States
- The proposals sparked concern among local residents.
see also permanent resident
Extra Examples
- There were confrontations between local residents and the police.
- The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years.
- The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump.
- The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village.
- As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting.
- Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension.
- Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents.
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
- The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents.
- There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise.
- We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services.
(formal) a person who is staying in a hotel
- The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents.
Topics Holidaysb2
a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training compare registrarTopics Medicinec2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.

resident

adjective

/ˈrezɪdənt/

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living in a particular place
- the town’s resident population (= not tourists or visitors)
- to be resident abroad/in the UK
- Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Resident is used with these nouns:
alien
fellow
physician
…
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.

单词	resident
释义	resident noun OPAL W /ˈrezɪdənt/ /ˈrezɪdənt/ jump to other results a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there a resident of the United States The proposals sparked concern among local residents. see also permanent resident Extra Examples There were confrontations between local residents and the police. The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years. The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump. The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village. As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting. Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension. Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents. Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents. There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise. We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services. (formal) a person who is staying in a hotel The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents. Topics Holidaysb2 a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training compare registrarTopics Medicinec2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’. resident adjective /ˈrezɪdənt/ /ˈrezɪdənt/ jump to other results living in a particular place the town’s resident population (= not tourists or visitors) to be resident abroad/in the UK Tom's our resident expert (= our own expert) on foreign movies. Oxford Collocations DictionaryResident is used with these nouns: alien fellow physician … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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