resident

UK /ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ US /ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
noun 5adj 4

Definitions

noun

1

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

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.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

2

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

3

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

She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.

4

A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

5

A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

adj

1

Dwelling, 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

2

Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

He is our resident computer expert.

Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways.

3

Fixed; stable; certain.

stable and resident like a rock

one there still resident as day and night

4

Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

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