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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there;
[syn: resident, occupant, occupier]

2. 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: "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital"
[syn: house physician, resident, resident physician]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. living in a particular place;
- Example: "resident aliens"

2. used of animals that do not migrate;
[syn: nonmigratory, resident]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Resident \Res"i*dent\ (-dent), a. [F. r['e]sident, L. residens,
   -entis, p. pr. of residere. See Reside.]
   1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued
      length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed
      to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the
      country.
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   2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a
      rock." --Jer. TAylor.
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            One there still resident as day and night.
                                                  --Davenant.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Resident \Res"i*dent\, n.
   1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
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   2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign
      court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank
      inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under
      Minister, 4.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

resident
    adj 1: living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant:
           nonresident]
    2: used of animals that do not migrate [syn: nonmigratory,
       resident] [ant: migratory]
    n 1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged
         period or who was born there [syn: resident, occupant,
         occupier] [ant: nonresident]
    2: 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; "the resident was
       receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn:
       house physician, resident, resident physician]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

RESIDENT, adj.  Unable to leave.