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resident Definition

resi·dent (-dənt, -dent′)

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.

Etymology: ME < L residens, prp.

noun

  1. a person who lives in a place, as distinguished from a visitor or transient
  2. ☆ a doctor who is serving a residency
  3. a bird or animal that is not migratory

resident Synonyms

resident

n.

inhabitant, occupant, tenant, denizen, native, citizen, suburbanite, inmate, householder, homeowner, renter, boxholder, dweller, house-dweller; see also citizen, inhabitant.

resident Law Definition

n

One who lives in a particular place. A resident is not necessarily a citizen.
Resident Hacker Definition
A piece of code, whether a regular program or a virus, that is not cleared from memory after its execution. A resident virus loads its replication module into memory and makes sure that the operating system always calls this module when it wants to execute another program, thus allowing the virus to spread.

See Also: Means of Infection; Virus.

resident Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • urge: POLICE are urging residents of Littleport to take extra security precautions following a spate of burglaries.
  • warn: Toms warned that residents would fight tooth and nail to retain their school.
  • consult: We consult residents for their views before the introduction of any new traffic measures.
  • invite: It was agreed to place an article in the Parish Magazine and invite local residents to join the Committee.
  • encourage: Campaign will be used in these areas to help encourage local residents to get involved with the program.

Adjective modifier

  • elderly: An elderly resident of Edinburgh recently reported being bitten by a fox in her garden.
  • local: A local resident / independent Chair was required for a minimum of four meetings per year.
  • permanent: Permanent residents of Southend-on-Sea who are aged 60 or over.
  • nearby: To protect nearby residents from any undue disturbance, proposals to install wind turbines are required to meet strict noise standards.
  • overseas: Overseas residents, please ask for details of postage & packing.
  • concerned: We invite all concerned residents to be present at Vansittart Rec in the course of this opening ceremony and to lobby officials and councilors.

Modifies a noun

  • gardener: From Michael Barratt, The Gardeners Club resident gardener.
  • association: Five dates were set with the secretary of the residents association, who was also a participatory member of the group.
  • population: Today the islands have a resident population of about 26,000.
  • warden: Arranging social events for residents of accommodation supported by either a resident warden or a non-resident warden with a system for calling that warden.
  • lounge: We accept well behaved dogs by prior arrangement in designated " doggy friendly " bedrooms and the residents lounge.

Noun used with modifier

  • non-uk: For non-UK residents this service often proves invaluable as Coddan are familiar with UK authorities and procedures.

Possessives

  • association: We set up a residents ' association in Denaby to find out exactly what was being proposed.

Preposition: of

  • wisconsin: More car insurance line successful when greg tramontin shopped president of henry residents of wisconsin.
  • boro: The levels of qualifications in numeracy and literacy of residents of the boro are among the poorest in the country.