adj · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/
[ˈɹɛzɪdənt] ~ [ˈɹɛzɪdn̩t]
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
resident in the city or in the country
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is our resident computer expert.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Fixed; stable; certain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird, animal, creature
7
noun
Meaning 7
A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physician, doctor, person
8
noun
Meaning 8
A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: diplomacy, government, politics
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
Alternative form of rezident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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11
adjective
Meaning 11
living in a particular place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
resident aliens
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonresident
12
adjective
Meaning 12
used of animals that do not migrate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonmigratory
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital
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.
Across languages
Translations
176 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
постоянно живеещ
(postojanno živeešt)
— dwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Ancient Greek:
ἐντόπιος
(entópios)
— dwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Swedish:
bofast
— dwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Albanian:
banor
— person living at a location or an area
Arabic:
سَاكِن
(sākin)
— person living at a location or an area
Arabic:
سَاكِنَة
(sākina)
— person living at a location or an area
Arabic:
سُكَّان
(sukkān)
— person living at a location or an area
Arabic:
أَهْل
(ʔahl)
— person living at a location or an area
Armenian:
բնակիչ
(bnakičʻ)
— person living at a location or an area
Assamese:
বাসিন্দা
(baxinda)
— person living at a location or an area
Azerbaijani:
sakin
— person living at a location or an area
Basque:
biztanle
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
жыха́р
(žyxár)
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
жыха́рка
(žyxárka)
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
насе́льнік
(nasjélʹnik)
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
насе́льніца
(nasjélʹnica)
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
жы́цель
(žýcjelʹ)
— person living at a location or an area
Belarusian:
жы́целька
(žýcjelʹka)
— person living at a location or an area
Bengali:
বাসিন্দা
(baśinda)
— person living at a location or an area
Bulgarian:
жи́тел
(žítel)
— person living at a location or an area
Bulgarian:
жи́телка
(žítelka)
— person living at a location or an area
Bulgarian:
обита́тел
(obitátel)
— person living at a location or an area
Bulgarian:
обита́телка
(obitátelka)
— person living at a location or an area
Catalan:
resident
— person living at a location or an area
Cebuano:
lumulupyo
— person living at a location or an area
Cebuano:
residente
— person living at a location or an area
Cherokee:
ᎡᎯ
(ehi)
— person living at a location or an area
Chinese Cantonese:
居民
(geoi1 man4)
— person living at a location or an area
Chinese Mandarin:
居民
(jūmín)
— person living at a location or an area
Chinese Mandarin:
居住者
(jūzhùzhě)
— person living at a location or an area
Ngazidja Comorian:
mkazi
— person living at a location or an area
Czech:
obyvatel
— person living at a location or an area
Czech:
obyvatelka
— person living at a location or an area
Danish:
fastboende
— person living at a location or an area
Danish:
indbygger
— person living at a location or an area
Dutch:
inwoner
— person living at a location or an area
Estonian:
asukas
— person living at a location or an area
Estonian:
elanik
— person living at a location or an area
Finnish:
asukas
— person living at a location or an area
French:
résident
— person living at a location or an area
French:
résidente
— person living at a location or an area
French:
habitant
— person living at a location or an area
French:
habitante
— person living at a location or an area
Galician:
residente
— person living at a location or an area
Georgian:
მაცხოვრებელი
(macxovrebeli)
— person living at a location or an area
Georgian:
მცხოვრები
(mcxovrebi)
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Anwohner
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Anwohnerin
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Anrainer
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Anrainerin
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Einwohner
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Einwohnerin
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Bewohner
— person living at a location or an area
German:
Bewohnerin
— person living at a location or an area
Greek:
ένοικος
(énoikos)
— person living at a location or an area
Greek:
κάτοικος
(kátoikos)
— person living at a location or an area
Ancient Greek:
ἐντόπιος
(entópios)
— person living at a location or an area
Hebrew:
תּוֹשָׁב
(tosháv)
— person living at a location or an area
Hebrew:
תּוֹשֶׁבֶת
— person living at a location or an area
Hindi:
निवासी
(nivāsī)
— person living at a location or an area
Hindi:
रहनेवाला
(rahnevālā)
— person living at a location or an area
Hindi:
वासी
(vāsī)
— person living at a location or an area
Hungarian:
lakos
— person living at a location or an area
Hungarian:
lakó
— person living at a location or an area
Hungarian:
állandó lakos
— person living at a location or an area
Icelandic:
íbúi
— person living at a location or an area
Indonesian:
penghuni
— person living at a location or an area
Italian:
residente
— person living at a location or an area
Japanese:
居住者
(kyojūsha)
— person living at a location or an area
Japanese:
住民
(jūmin)
— person living at a location or an area
Kazakh:
тұрғын
(tūrğyn)
— person living at a location or an area
Khmer:
គេហជន
(keihaʼcŭən)
— person living at a location or an area
Kikuyu:
mũikari
— person living at a location or an area
Korean:
주민
(jumin)
— person living at a location or an area
Korean:
거주자
(geojuja)
— person living at a location or an area
Central Kurdish:
ئەھل
(ehil)
— person living at a location or an area
Central Kurdish:
خەلک
(xelk)
— person living at a location or an area
Central Kurdish:
دانشتوان
(daniştwan)
— person living at a location or an area
Northern Kurdish:
rûniştvan
— person living at a location or an area
Northern Kurdish:
şênî
— person living at a location or an area
Kyrgyz:
тургун
(turgun)
— person living at a location or an area
Latin:
incola
— person living at a location or an area
Latvian:
iedzīvotājs
— person living at a location or an area
Latvian:
iedzīvotāja
— person living at a location or an area
Lithuanian:
gyventojas
— person living at a location or an area
Lithuanian:
gyventoja
— person living at a location or an area
Macedonian:
жител
(žitel)
— person living at a location or an area
Macedonian:
жителка
(žitelka)
— person living at a location or an area
Malay:
penghuni
— person living at a location or an area
Malay:
penduduk
— person living at a location or an area
Māori:
kainoho
— person living at a location or an area
Marathi:
रहिवासी
(rahivāsī)
— person living at a location or an area
Mongolian:
суугч
(suugč)
— person living at a location or an area
Norwegian Bokmål:
beboer
— person living at a location or an area
Norwegian Bokmål:
fastboende
— person living at a location or an area
Norwegian Bokmål:
innbygger
— person living at a location or an area
Pashto:
مقيم
(moqím)
— person living at a location or an area
Pashto:
مېشت
(mešt)
— person living at a location or an area
Pashto:
مېشتی
(méštay)
— person living at a location or an area
Iranian Persian:
ساکِن
(sâken)
— person living at a location or an area
Iranian Persian:
اَهْل
(ahl)
— person living at a location or an area
Iranian Persian:
مُقیم
(moġim)
— person living at a location or an area
Iranian Persian:
باشَنْدِه
(bâšande)
— person living at a location or an area
Plautdietsch:
Bewona
— person living at a location or an area
Polish:
mieszkaniec
— person living at a location or an area
Polish:
mieszkanka
— person living at a location or an area
Polish:
rezydent
— person living at a location or an area
Polish:
rezydentka
— person living at a location or an area
Portuguese:
morador
— person living at a location or an area
Portuguese:
residente
— person living at a location or an area
Portuguese:
habitante
— person living at a location or an area
Portuguese:
íncola
— person living at a location or an area
Romanian:
rezident
— person living at a location or an area
Romanian:
rezidentă
— person living at a location or an area
Russian:
жи́тель
(žítelʹ)
— person living at a location or an area
Russian:
жи́тельница
(žítelʹnica)
— person living at a location or an area
Russian:
резиде́нт
(rezidént)
— person living at a location or an area
Russian:
резиде́нтка
(rezidéntka)
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
стано̀внӣк
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
стано̀вница
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
жи́тељ
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
житељка
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
жи́тељица
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
stanòvnīk
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
stanòvnica
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
žítelj
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
žiteljka
— person living at a location or an area
Serbo-Croatian:
žíteljica
— person living at a location or an area
Slovak:
obyvateľ
— person living at a location or an area
Slovak:
obyvateľka
— person living at a location or an area
Slovene:
prebivalec
— person living at a location or an area
Slovene:
prebivalka
— person living at a location or an area
Spanish:
residente
— person living at a location or an area
Spanish:
habitante
— person living at a location or an area
Spanish:
munícipe
— person living at a location or an area
Swahili:
makao
— person living at a location or an area
Swahili:
mwenyeji
— person living at a location or an area
Swahili:
mkazi
— person living at a location or an area
Swedish:
boende
— person living at a location or an area
Swedish:
invånare
— person living at a location or an area
Tajik:
сокин
(sokin)
— person living at a location or an area
Tajik:
аҳл
(ahl)
— person living at a location or an area
Tajik:
бошанда
(bošanda)
— person living at a location or an area
Tatar:
яшәүче
(yäşäwçe)
— person living at a location or an area
Thai:
ผู้พักอาศัย
(pûu-pák-aa-sǎi)
— person living at a location or an area
Turkish:
durgun
— person living at a location or an area
Turkish:
sakin
— person living at a location or an area
Ukrainian:
ме́шканець
(méškanecʹ)
— person living at a location or an area
Ukrainian:
ме́шканка
(méškanka)
— person living at a location or an area
Ukrainian:
жи́тель
(žýtelʹ)
— person living at a location or an area
Ukrainian:
жи́телька
(žýtelʹka)
— person living at a location or an area
Urdu:
رَہائِشی
(rahāiśī)
— person living at a location or an area
Urdu:
رَہائِش پَذِیر
(rahāiś pazīr)
— person living at a location or an area
Urdu:
باشِنْدَہ
(bāśinda)
— person living at a location or an area
Urdu:
مُقِیم
(muqīm)
— person living at a location or an area
Urdu:
اَہْل
(ahl)
— person living at a location or an area
Uyghur:
ئاھالە
(ahale)
— person living at a location or an area
Uzbek:
yashovchi
— person living at a location or an area
Uzbek:
turuvchi
— person living at a location or an area
Vietnamese:
cư dân
— person living at a location or an area
Yiddish:
אײַנוואוינער
(aynvoyner)
— person living at a location or an area
Yoruba:
olùgbé
— person living at a location or an area
Catalan:
resident
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Finnish:
erikoistuva lääkäri
— physician receiving specialized medical training
French:
interne
— physician receiving specialized medical training
German:
Assistentarzt
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Greek:
ειδικευόμενος γιατρός
(eidikevómenos giatrós)
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Hungarian:
rezidens
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Hungarian:
gyakorló orvos
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Hungarian:
alorvos
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Hungarian:
segédorvos
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Hungarian:
klinikai képzésen részt vevő orvos
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Indonesian:
dokter residen
— physician receiving specialized medical training
Portuguese:
residente
— physician receiving specialized medical training