resident

The definition of a resident is a person who lives somewhere or a medical student in training.

(noun)

  1. An example of a resident is someone who lives in Florida.
  2. An example of a resident is a first year medical student working at a hospital.

Resident is defined as living somewhere on a long-term basis or working somewhere in-house.

(adjective)

  1. An example of a phrase using resident as an adjective is a resident Floridian, which is a person who lives in Florida.
  2. An example of a phrase using resident as an adjective is a resident expert on legal affairs, a lawyer who works in-house at a company.

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See resident in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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.

Origin: 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

See resident in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.
adjective
  1. Dwelling in a particular place; residing: resident aliens.
  2. Living somewhere in connection with duty or work.
  3. Inherently present: resident anxieties.
  4. Nonmigratory: resident fauna.

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