residents

Noun

resident (plural residents)

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.1868, Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Harper's, volume 37, page 303
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.
   • 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
5. A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

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