Definition of RESIDENT

resident

Meanings

Plural: residents

Noun

  • someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
  • 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"
  • A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
  • A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
  • A physician receiving specialized medical training.
  • A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
  • A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
  • Alternative form of rezident.

Adjective

  • living in a particular place
    • "resident aliens"
  • used of animals that do not migrate

Adj

  • Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
  • Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
  • Fixed; stable; certain.
  • Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“I sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént).
(physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories.

Synonyms

house physician, nonmigratory, occupant, occupier, resident physician

Scrabble Score: 9

resident is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
resident is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resident is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

resident is a valid Words With Friends word