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adjective res·i·dent \ ˈre-zə-dənt , ˈrez-dənt , ˈre-zə-ˌdent \

Definition of resident

1 a :living in a place for some length of time :residing

b :serving in a regular or full-time capacity

the resident engineer for a highway department

; also :being in residence

2 :present, inherent

3 :not migratory

resident species

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Examples of resident in a Sentence

Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.

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The disabled child of a qualified resident can be a qualified permanent resident under Civil 51.3(b)(3).

— kelly g. richardson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "HOA Homefront: Are mobile home parks common interest developments?," 17 Aug. 2017
Meals are served by Broadfield’s own resident chef, who will gladly take your post-hunt spoils and cook them to order.

— hallie levine sklar, Town & Country, "The Complete Guide to Sea Island, Georgia," 28 July 2017
For two weeks, starting Saturday, July 29, Ms. Peck will be resident high in the Colorado Rockies at the Vail International Dance Festival.

— alastair macaulay, New York Times, "The Ballerina Who Can Stop Time (and Restart It, Too)," 24 July 2017
The show blew open how black women and their lives are portrayed on-screen, and the character of Molly Carter, best friend of Issa Dee (played by Rae) and resident single girl, is one of the main reasons why.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Yvonne Orji Is Living Single," 24 July 2017
Most talked about the bells, which were paid for by resident donations, some in memory of people who had died, and the countless volunteer hours put into raising money for and maintaining the structure.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Residents urge commission to save Naperville's Moser Tower, carillon," 12 July 2017
The southern resident killer whale population was listed as endangered in 2005.

— rocky barker and brittany peterson, idahostatesman, "Fate of Pacific Northwest orcas tied to having enough Columbia River salmon," 9 July 2017
The Mazda model is not a luxury car, but, as Bloomberg’s resident car expert Hannah Elliott found out, that does not mean it’s inferior.

— Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing," 6 July 2017
Noting that agriculture is a large piece of the 50th District’s economy, Burkardt asked what should be done to protect resident farm worker families from deportation.

— karen brainard, Ramona Sentinel, "Candidate forum brings Hunter’s challengers together," 5 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of resident

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre

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First Known Use: 14th century

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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

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In Tokyo, Japan, where the pink lotus make a famous and showy display in a pond in a city park, residents claim that the flowers open with an audible pop.

— ben raines | braines@al.com, AL.com, "Stranded in the Delta with nothing but time and a camera," 30 Aug. 2017
A now-viral video of a woman criticizing a CNN reporter for lacking empathy in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is eliciting some strong responses about media and the trauma Houston residents are facing.

— christina coleman, Essence.com, "Harvey Survivor Who Criticized CNN Anchor Isn't Just 'Upset,' She's Traumatized And Exhausted," 30 Aug. 2017
Dayton, Kentucky resident Rebecca Holaday said her two teen daughters' drug club membership at school brings her some relief.

— chris mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "NKY schools get behind voluntary drug test clubs," 30 Aug. 2017
Nonetheless, the stops are straining relationships with residents, according to the report.

— jsonline.com, "Trust damaged between Milwaukee police and community, Department of Justice draft report says," 30 Aug. 2017
That includes decades-old flood pumping stations along the Ohio River that protect tens of thousands of city residents and some crumbling sewer lines that date to the Civil War and occasionally collapse, creating dangerous sinkholes.

— james bruggers, The Courier-Journal, "Sewer line sinkhole swallows portion of E. Main Street, potentially closing it for weeks," 30 Aug. 2017
Institutions have a chance to prepare and make contingency plans, and residents have more chance to leave, to stock up or fortify.

— david grinspoon, The Atlantic, "Hurricane Harvey Lays Bare Our New Bargain With Nature," 30 Aug. 2017
The former Carol Stream resident was arrested in 2012 for child pornography possession after police executed a search warrant at his home.

— clifford ward, Wheaton Glen Ellyn, "Ex-Wheaton College professor imprisoned for viewing film with nude children," 30 Aug. 2017
The monument was vandalized last week, which came on the heels of protests and violence in Charlottesville, Va. Earlier, a Prairie Village resident had written the parks board, asking that it be removed.

— lynn horsley and max londberg, kansascity, "Daughters of the Confederacy monument being removed Friday from Ward Parkway," 25 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of resident

15th century

resident Synonyms

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

RESIDENT Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of resident for English Language Learners

: living in a particular place usually for a long period of time
: working regularly at a particular place

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Definition of resident for English Language Learners

: someone who lives in a particular place
: a doctor who is training at a hospital to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine

RESIDENT Defined for Kids

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noun res·i·dent \ ˈre-zə-dənt \

Definition of resident for Students

:a person who lives in a place

resident

adjective

Definition of resident for Students

1 :living in a place for some length of time

2 :serving in a full-time position

a resident doctor

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noun res·i·dent \ ˈrez-əd-ənt, ˈrez-dənt \

medical Definition of resident

:a physician serving a residency

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noun res·i·dent \ ˈre-zə-dənt \

legal Definition of resident

:one who has a residence in a particular place but does not necessarily have the status of a citizen — compare citizen 1, domiciliary

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