resident

²resident

noun

Definition of RESIDENT

1

: one who resides in a place

2

: a diplomatic agent residing at a foreign court or seat of government; especially : one exercising authority in a protected state as representative of the protecting power

3

: a physician serving a residency

First Known Use of RESIDENT

15th century

Related to RESIDENT

Synonyms: denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabiter, occupant, inhabitant, resider, tenant

Antonyms: transient

Related Words: cohabitant, coresident; aborigine, native; citizen, national, subject; colonist, émigré (also emigré), migrant, newcomer, settler; burgher, local, localite, townee [chiefly British], townie (or towny), townsman, villager

Near Antonyms: alien, foreigner, nonresident; guest, tourist, visitor; defector, emigrant, escaper, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee

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