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Resident

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Noun

1. occupant, occupier, resident

someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

2. house physician, resident, resident physician

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

Example Sentences:
'the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital'

Adjective

3. resident

living in a particular place

Example Sentences:
'resident aliens'

4. nonmigratory, resident

used of animals that do not migrate

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Resident

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noun
1. 
a person who resides in a place
2. social welfare
an occupant of a welfare agency home
. Former name: inmate
3. 
(esp formerly) a representative of the British government in a British protectorate
4. 
(esp in the 17th century) a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador
5. 
(in India, formerly) a representative of the British governor general at the court of a native prince
6. 
a bird or other animal that does not migrate
7. US and Canadian
a physician who lives in the hospital where he or she works while undergoing specialist training after completing his or her internship
Compare house physician
8. British and New Zealand
a junior doctor, esp a house officer, who lives in the hospital in which he or she works
adjective
9. 
living in a place; residing
10. 
living or staying at a place in order to discharge a duty, etc
11. 
(of qualities, characteristics, etc) existing or inherent (in)
12. 
(of birds and other animals) not in the habit of migrating

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Resident

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adjective
1. 
living in a place for some continuous period; having a residence (in or at); residing
2. 
living or staying in a place while working, carrying on official duties, etc.; being in residence
3. 
present, inherent, or intrinsic in something
4. 
not migratory
said of birds, etc.
noun
5. 
a person who lives in a place, as distinguished from a visitor or transient
6.  US
a doctor who is serving a residency
7. 
a bird or animal that is not migratory

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Resident

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n.
1. One who resides in a particular place permanently or for an extended period, as:
a. A diplomatic official residing in a foreign seat of government.
b. A colonial official acting as adviser to the ruler of a protected state, often having quasi-gubernatorial powers.
c. A member of an intelligence-gathering or nonuniformed law enforcement agency who resides and oversees operations in a certain locale: the FBI resident in St. Louis.
d. One who lives in a dormitory.
2. A physician receiving specialized clinical training in a hospital, usually after completing an internship.
3. A nonmigratory bird or other animal.
adj.
1. Dwelling in a particular place; residing: resident aliens.
2. Living somewhere in connection with duty or work.
3. Filling a particular role in a group or organization: the museum's official resident poet; the office's resident gossipmonger.
4. Inherently present: resident anxieties.
5. Nonmigratory: resident fauna.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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