resident

resident

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/]

Senses

1. resident (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

Example: The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching.

2. resident (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

3. resident (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.

Example: She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.

4. resident (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.

Example: resident in the city or in the country

5. resident (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

Example: He is our resident computer expert.

6. resident (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Fixed; stable; certain.

Example: stable and resident like a rock

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • sed (Proto-Indo-European)

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