resident
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/
The English word “resident” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
- A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
- A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
adjective
Etymology
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…
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