resident
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born thereSynonyms: occupantoccupier
- 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”Synonyms: house physicianresident physician
Adjective (2)
- living in a particular place“resident aliens”
- used of animals that do not migrateSynonyms: nonmigratory
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
2.Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a rock." --Jer. TAylor. [1913 Webster]
One there still resident as day and night.— Davenant.[1913 Webster]
Resident \Res"i*dent\, n.
1.One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
The Devil's Dictionary
RESIDENT, adj. Unable to leave.