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