resident
Americannoun
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a person who resides in a place.
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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.
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a diplomatic representative, inferior in rank to an ambassador, residing at a foreign court.
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(formerly) a representative of the British governor general at a court in India.
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(formerly) the governor of a residency in the Dutch East Indies.
adjective
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residing; dwelling in a place.
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living or staying at a place in discharge of duty.
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(of qualities) existing; intrinsic.
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(of birds) not migratory.
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Computers.
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encoded and permanently available to a computer user, as a font in a printer's ROM or software on a CD-ROM.
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(of a computer program) currently active or standing by in computer memory.
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noun
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a person who resides in a place
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Former name: inmate. social welfare an occupant of a welfare agency home
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(esp formerly) a representative of the British government in a British protectorate
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(esp in the 17th century) a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador
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(in India, formerly) a representative of the British governor general at the court of a native prince
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a bird or other animal that does not migrate
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a physician who lives in the hospital where he or she works while undergoing specialist training after completing his or her internship Compare house physician
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a junior doctor, esp a house officer, who lives in the hospital in which he or she works
adjective
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living in a place; residing
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living or staying at a place in order to discharge a duty, etc
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(of qualities, characteristics, etc) existing or inherent (in)
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(of birds and other animals) not in the habit of migrating
Other Word Forms
- pseudoresident adjective
- residentship noun
Etymology
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”; reside, -ent
Example Sentences
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Dubai resident Becky Williams said she saw about 15 missiles "launched from behind my house yesterday", referring to missiles fired by UAE authorities to intercept incoming Iranian projectiles.
From BBC
North of the capital Kabul, air strikes "hit Bagram air base", according to a resident who AFP is not naming for security reasons.
From Barron's
In December, city leaders split on the issue, but ultimately voted to keep using Flock’s scanners after a contentious public hearing meeting in which they heard from hundreds of residents opposed to the surveillance technology.
From Los Angeles Times
A record obtained by residents shows that in July, workers sprayed different herbicides in San Juan Creek, including triclopyr and imazapyr.
From Los Angeles Times
Some residents claim East Lothian Council ignored a petition with 7,000 signatures on a "technicality," while an initial consultation attracted hundreds of objections.
From BBC
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