resident
Syllables: res·is·ent/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/
resident noun: a person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. Also the alternative form of rezident.
Noun
resident (plural residents)
- 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.1868, Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Harper's, volume 37, page 303
- 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.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
- A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
- She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
- A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 358
- A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
Adjective
resident (comparative more resident, superlative most resident)
- 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.
- 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.2023 November 1, “Network News: Strong industry interest as Positive Traction launches '08e'”, in RAIL, number 995, page 19
- Fixed; stable; certain.
- stable and resident like a rock1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd...
- one there still resident as day and night1651, William Davenant, Gondibert
- Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Also used as
resident is also the alternative form of rezident.
resident meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
resident in Hindi
- person living at a location or an area
- निवासी nivāsī, रहनेवाला rahnevālā, वासी vāsī
resident in Tamil
- குடியிருப்பாளர், வசிப்பவர்
resident in Marathi
- person living at a location or an area
- रहिवासी rahivāsī
resident in Urdu
- person living at a location or an area
- رَہائِشی rahāiśī, رَہائِش پَذِیر rahāiś pazīr, باشِنْدَہ bāśinda, مُقِیم muqīm, اَہْل ahl
More languagesFewer languages
- resident in Bengali
- বাসিন্দা baśinda
- resident in Telugu
- నివాసి
- resident in Malayalam
- താമസക്കാരൻ, താമസസ്ഥൻ
- resident in Kannada
- ನಿವಾಸಿ
- resident in Punjabi
- ਵਸਨੀਕ, ਨਿਵਾਸੀ
- resident in Gujarati
- રહેવાસી, નિવાસી
- resident in Odia
- ବାସିନ୍ଦା
- resident in Assamese
- বাসিন্দা baxinda
- resident in Nepali
- निवासी
- resident in Pashto
- مقيم moqím, مېشت mešt, مېشتی méštay
- resident in Arabic
- سَاكِن sākin, سَاكِنَة sākina, سُكَّان sukkān, أَهْل ʔahl
- resident in Malay
- penghuni, penduduk
- resident in Indonesian
- penghuni, dokter residen
- resident in Thai
- ผู้พักอาศัย pûu-pák-aa-sǎi
- resident in Vietnamese
- cư dân
Examples of resident in a sentence
- The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.1953, Woodbridge Metcalf, “Trees of Las Posadas”, in Pamphlets on Conservation of Natural Resources, volume 15, Northwest Regional Council:
- I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 358:
Forms of resident
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | residents |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more resident |
| superlative | most resident |
Origin of resident
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.
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Questions about resident
- What does resident mean?
- Resident means a person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
- What is resident in Hindi?
- Resident in Hindi is निवासी (nivāsī), रहनेवाला (rahnevālā), वासी (vāsī). See Resident meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use resident in a sentence?
- The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.
- What part of speech is resident?
- Resident can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce resident?
- Resident is pronounced /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/.
- What is the plural of resident?
- The plural of resident is residents.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: resident (page history and authors); resident (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resident (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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