English Explanatory Dictionary

resident

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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 postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
  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.
adj
  1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
  2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
  3. Fixed; stable; certain.
  4. Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resident.wav

Word forms

resident residents more resident most resident

Etymology

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 (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories.

Derived words

coresident dual resident e-resident non-resident permanent resident residency residental resident alien resident-general resident minister residentship Southern resident orca nonresident
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