Logo
Search icon

resident

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/

noun

Meaning

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

    "The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."

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

  • A physician receiving specialized medical training.

    "She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."

  • A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

  • A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

adjective

Meaning

  • 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"

  • Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

    "He is our resident computer expert."

  • Fixed; stable; certain.

  • (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

noun

Meaning

  • The head spy in a rezidentura.