resident

Meaning

1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
3. A physician receiving specialized medical training.
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.
6. Alternative form of rezident

inhabitant

dweller

address

resident physician

house physician

native of

staying permanently

being stationed

medical intern

original inhabitant

terminate and stay resident

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/

From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“I sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént).

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