res·i·dent
ˈre-zə-dənt 
ˈrez-dənt,
ˈre-zə-ˌdent
Synonyms
Examples of resident in a Sentence
Adjective
Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.
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The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Only instead of taking place in a suburban convention center, it's held in a delightfully classic, very remote tented camp in an acacia grove overlooking a water hole with a resident hippo.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
Hoosiers driving past the Children's Museum of Indianapolis might notice its resident dinos are sporting a cool new look — solar eclipse glasses.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
One of the young beavers appears to have paired up with a resident beaver who already lived a bit downstream, Cook said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The taxonomy committee of the Society of Marine Mammalogy will next determine whether to officially recognize resident killer whales and transient killer whales as new species, according to a statement from NOAA, likely at its next annual review this summer.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
The team plans to consult tribes who have a connection to the resident whales, including the Lummi Nation and Tulalip tribes of the Northwest, before settling on a common name, according to Milstein.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Another stop is at an art studio, where a resident artist will show her home and work and conduct a tour of favorite shops and Palermo’s famous Ballarò market.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That will be a key question posed at neighborhood discussions in the coming weeks after the mayors of KCK, Edwardsville and Bonner Springs announced plans to create a task force to hear resident concerns, and solutions, about the UG.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
When most residents of the fictional Pennsylvania town thought DiLaurentis was dead, the girls began receiving letters from an unknown individual named A who knew their deepest and darkest secrets — and held them against her friends as leverage.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The resolution claims We Energies failed to take sufficient action to prevent outages in spite of resident and city requests to do so.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The victim was at the complex to tow a vehicle parked in another resident’s space.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
The latest report shows measles spread for the most part transmitted by unvaccinated U.S. residents who traveled abroad and brought measles home to schools or hospitalsthey visited.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Daryl Lutz knows residents who may well wait a lifetime to draw a bighorn sheep.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
The first permanent residents started arriving in the mid-1990s.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
As a result, residents said, the community had always been easy to ignore.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Robert Garland, its longtime resident choreographer, has become artistic director, and the programming for his first New York season is a snapshot of the company today.
—The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Only instead of taking place in a suburban convention center, it's held in a delightfully classic, very remote tented camp in an acacia grove overlooking a water hole with a resident hippo.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
Hoosiers driving past the Children's Museum of Indianapolis might notice its resident dinos are sporting a cool new look — solar eclipse glasses.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
One of the young beavers appears to have paired up with a resident beaver who already lived a bit downstream, Cook said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The taxonomy committee of the Society of Marine Mammalogy will next determine whether to officially recognize resident killer whales and transient killer whales as new species, according to a statement from NOAA, likely at its next annual review this summer.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
The team plans to consult tribes who have a connection to the resident whales, including the Lummi Nation and Tulalip tribes of the Northwest, before settling on a common name, according to Milstein.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Another stop is at an art studio, where a resident artist will show her home and work and conduct a tour of favorite shops and Palermo’s famous Ballarò market.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That will be a key question posed at neighborhood discussions in the coming weeks after the mayors of KCK, Edwardsville and Bonner Springs announced plans to create a task force to hear resident concerns, and solutions, about the UG.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
San Francisco resident Robert Gray, 35, was booked on one felony count of vandalism with damage of more than $400 and a misdemeanor violation of civil rights by damaging another property.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
When most residents of the fictional Pennsylvania town thought DiLaurentis was dead, the girls began receiving letters from an unknown individual named A who knew their deepest and darkest secrets — and held them against her friends as leverage.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The resolution claims We Energies failed to take sufficient action to prevent outages in spite of resident and city requests to do so.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The victim was at the complex to tow a vehicle parked in another resident’s space.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
The latest report shows measles spread for the most part transmitted by unvaccinated U.S. residents who traveled abroad and brought measles home to schools or hospitalsthey visited.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Daryl Lutz knows residents who may well wait a lifetime to draw a bighorn sheep.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
The first permanent residents started arriving in the mid-1990s.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
As a result, residents said, the community had always been easy to ignore.
—Rafael Vilela, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of resident was
in the 14th century
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
resident
1 of 2 adjective
res·i·dent
ˈrez-əd-ənt
-ə-ˌdent
1
: living in a place for some length of time
2
: working on a regular or full-time basis
a resident physician
3
: not migrating to other areas
resident birds
resident
2 of 2 noun1
: one who resides in a place
2
: a person (as a physician) serving a residency
Medical Definition
resident
noun
res·i·dent
ˈrez-əd-ənt, ˈrez-dənt
: a physician serving a residency
Legal Definition
resident
noun
res·i·dent
ˈre-zə-dənt
: one who has a residence in a particular place but does not necessarily have the status of a citizen compare citizen sense 1, domiciliary
resident
adjective
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