resident

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adjective

res·​i·​dent ˈre-zə-dənt How to pronounce resident (audio)
ˈrez-dənt,
ˈre-zə-ˌdent
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
3
: not migratory
resident species

resident

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noun

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

Examples of resident in a Sentence

Adjective Several tribes are resident in this part of the country. Noun a resident of Atlanta
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Sher, who has been resident director of LCT since 2008, directed To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, in addition to My Fair Lady, Oslo, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, The Bridges of Madison County, South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza and more. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024 There’s an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool with a resident DJ and a 10-foot diving board. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
The killing raised questions among residents about the safety of downtown Indianapolis and security at the Convention Center, which traditionally draws about half a million people to the city year-round. Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024 By the numbers: 9% of residents in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area lived below the poverty line in 2023, compared to 7.8% in 2019, per census data released last week. Melissa Santos, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resident 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

resident

1 of 2 adjective
res·​i·​dent ˈrez-əd-ənt How to pronounce resident (audio)
-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 noun
1
: 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 How to pronounce resident (audio)
: 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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