resident
/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
noun
- 1
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
“The tiger lily is a resident of Asia.”
- 2
A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- 3
A physician receiving specialized medical training.
“She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.”
- 4
A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- 5
A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
adjective
- 1
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”
- 2
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
“He is our resident computer expert.”
- 3
Fixed; stable; certain.
- 4
(of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
noun
- 1
The head spy in a rezidentura.
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