Resident

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ · noun

Meaning

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area..

Definitions by Sense

1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
3. (medicine) A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
4. (diplomacy) A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
5. (law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
6. (espionage) Alternative form of rezident.
7. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
8. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

Example Sentences

The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.

She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.

After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros.

resident in the city or in the country

He is our resident computer expert.

Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways.

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• residents
• more resident
• most resident

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