Definitions for resident
ˈrɛz ɪ dəntres·i·dent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. resident, occupant, occupiernoun

   someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

2. house physician, resident, resident physicianadjective

   a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

   "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital"

3. residentadjective

   living in a particular place

   "resident aliens"

4. nonmigratory, residentadjective

   used of animals that do not migrate

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. residentnoun

   person, animal or plant living at a location or in an area

2. residentnoun

   a bird which does not migrate during the course of the year

3. residentnoun

   a graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty

4. residentadjective

   the person on hand who is the strongest in a particular skill or profession

   He is our resident UNIX expert.

5. residentadjective

   a student in the medical profession who watches a licensed doctor in order to learn a skill

   For privacy reasons, she requested the resident nurse to leave.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Residentadjective

   Dwelling or having abode in any place.

   Etymology: residens, Lat. resident, Fr.

   I am not concerned in this objection; not thinking it necessary, that Christ should be personally present or resident on earth in the millenium. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   He is not said to be resident in a place, who comes thither with a purpose of retiring immediately; so also he is said to be absent, who is absent with his family. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. Residentnoun

   An agent, minister, or officer residing in any distant place with the dignity of an ambassador.

   Etymology: from the adj.

   The pope fears the English will suffer nothing like a resident or consul in his kingdoms. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resident

   A resident is a person who lives or resides in a particular place or establishment. This could refer to an individual living in a specific town, city, country, or even a specific building like a dormitory or nursing home. The term can also be used within specific contexts like medicine, where a 'resident' can refer to a doctor who is receiving specialized training in a hospital after graduating from medical school.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Residentadjective

   dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country

2. Residentadjective

   fixed; stable; certain

3. Residentnoun

   one who resides or dwells in a place for some time

4. Residentnoun

   a diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4

5. Etymology: [F. rsident, L. residens, -entis, p. pr. of residere. See Reside.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resident

   A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resident

   A British subject residing in an enemy's country may trade generally with the natives, but not in contraband.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resident

   A person who lives at a specific address or location.

   The resident was clean, neat and tidy and loved their neighbours.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

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1. • Inhabitant

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resident' in Nouns Frequency: #1041

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resident' in Adjectives Frequency: #919

Anagrams for resident »

1. Dniester

2. inserted

3. nerdiest

4. sintered

5. tendries

6. trendies

7. indesert

How to pronounce resident?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resident in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resident in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of resident in a Sentence

1. Ryan Pack:

   Are you lucky because you lived to be old, or are you luckier because you died young? I believe you are luckier to have died young because than you do not have to spend a lifetime suffering in God's toilet. Heavens peace will conquer all the joys and emotions you experience on Earth, therefore it's much better to go to Heaven than to suffer a lifetime in a evil, corrupt, violent world.The longer your a resident of this Earth the more you cheat yourself out of Heaven's glory.

2. Paul Pape:

   The fire conditions are such that we will be able to allow a qualified resident re-entry program, many people will go to their homes today and find nothing left.

3. National Apartment Association:

   If a resident is confirmed to have or is believed to have 2019-nCoV, do not direct facilities management or maintenance staff to the apartment, immediately notify the local health department and contact CDC for guidance regarding appropriate measures to take.

4. Philippe Grandjean:

   So the negative effects on immune functions appear to be lasting, sadly, there is very little that an exposed resident can do, once the exposure has led to an increased amount of PFASs in the body.

5. Andrew Trites:

   In the same way that when the distinction [ was ] made between Southern Resident killer whales, that shaped the understanding of their needs in terms of conservation or threats they faced, if indeed there are two distinct related populations of transient killer whales, they presently have different needs as well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resident
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Resident
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=resident
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=resident
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=resident