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resident
[rez-i-duhnt]
noun
a person who resides in a place.
a physician who joins the medical staff of a hospital as a salaried employee for a specified period to gain advanced training usually in a particular field, being in full-time attendance at the hospital and often living on the premises.
a diplomatic representative, inferior in rank to an ambassador, residing at a foreign court.
(formerly) a representative of the British governor general at a court in India.
(formerly) the governor of a residency in the Dutch East Indies.
adjective
residing; dwelling in a place.
living or staying at a place in discharge of duty.
(of qualities) existing; intrinsic.
(of birds) not migratory.
Computers.
encoded and permanently available to a computer user, as a font in a printer's ROM or software on a CD-ROM.
(of a computer program) currently active or standing by in computer memory.
resident
/ ˈɛɪəԳ /
noun
a person who resides in a place
Former name: inmate.social welfare an occupant of a welfare agency home
(esp formerly) a representative of the British government in a British protectorate
(esp in the 17th century) a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador
(in India, formerly) a representative of the British governor general at the court of a native prince
a bird or other animal that does not migrate
a physician who lives in the hospital where he or she works while undergoing specialist training after completing his or her internship Compare house physician
a junior doctor, esp a house officer, who lives in the hospital in which he or she works
adjective
living in a place; residing
living or staying at a place in order to discharge a duty, etc
(of qualities, characteristics, etc) existing or inherent (in)
(of birds and other animals) not in the habit of migrating
Other 51Թ Forms
- residentship noun
- pseudoresident adjective
- ˈԳˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Only residents and contractors had previously been able to return to the portion of Pacific Palisades that remained under the evacuation order.
Wealthier residents of these suburbs often opt for a private education for their offspring, meaning that the state schools there tend to have spaces for those coming from further afield.
After three days of Israeli attacks, "everyone is trying to escape" Tehran "one way or another," one resident told BBC News Persian.
About 40 other residents in the area were evacuated, with some staying at the nearby Salutation Hotel, which is being used a respite centre.
Two other nearby residents who did not want to be named said this suburban community was reeling as news spread of the attack.
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