resident
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin residens, past participle of residere (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedere (“to sit”).
Noun [edit]
resident (plural residents)
- person, animal or plant living at a location or in an area
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- The tiger lily is a resident of Asia.
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- a bird which does not migrate during the course of the year
- a graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty
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- She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
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- A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
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Translations [edit]
persons living at a location or an area
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graduate medical student receiving medical training
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Adjective [edit]
resident (comparative more resident, superlative most resident)
- the person on hand who is the strongest in a particular skill or profession
- He is our resident UNIX expert.
- a student in the medical profession who watches a licensed doctor in order to learn a skill
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External links [edit]
- resident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- resident in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- resident at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Verb [edit]
resident
- third-person plural present active indicative of resideō
