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Resident

/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

📖 Definitions of "Resident"

noun
  1. 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. 2

    A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

  3. 3

    A physician receiving specialized medical training.

    "She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."

  4. 4

    A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

adjective
  1. 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. 2

    Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

    "He is our resident computer expert."

  3. 3

    Fixed; stable; certain.

  4. 4

    (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

noun
  1. 1

    The head spy in a rezidentura.

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