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Resident

noun
/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
Word Frequency: 12.1

Definitions

1.nounA person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
"The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."
2.nounA bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
3.nounA physician receiving specialized medical training.
"She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."
4.nounA diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
5.nounA legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
6.adjectiveDwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
"resident in the city or in the country"
7.adjectiveBased in a particular place; on hand; local.
"He is our resident computer expert."
8.adjectiveFixed; stable; certain.
9.adjective(of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
10.nounThe head spy in a rezidentura.

Synonyms

occupieroccupantnonmigratoryhouse physicianresident physicianhabitationresidencyinhabitantdomiciledhomeresidentialdomicile

Rhymes With

presidentnonresidentvice-president
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