Meanings
plural residents
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.
1953, Woodbridge Metcalf, “Trees of Las Posadas”, in Pamphlets on Conservation of Natural Resources, volume 15, Northwest Regional Council2 more examples
The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching.
1868, Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Harper's, volume 37, page 303Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC - medicineA physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
- diplomacyA diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
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After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 358 - lawA legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
- alternativeespionageAlternative form of rezident.
comparative more resident · superlative most resident
- 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
- Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
He is our resident computer expert.
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Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways.
2023 November 1, “Network News: Strong industry interest as Positive Traction launches '08e'”, in RAIL, number 995, page 19 - obsoleteFixed; stable; certain.
stable and resident like a rock
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC1 more example
one there still resident as day and night
1651, William Davenant, Gondibert - computingCurrently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveliving in a particular place
adjectiveused of animals that do not migrate
nounsomeone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
nouna physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Russianрезиде́нт
- Latinresidēns
- Anglo-Normanresident
- Middle Englishresident
- Englishresident
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.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐντόπιος, ἐντόπιος
- ἐντόπιος (entópios)person living at a location or an area
- ἐντόπιος (entópios)dwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Arabic سَاكِن, سَاكِنَة
- سَاكِن (sākin)person living at a location or an area
- سَاكِنَة (sākina)person living at a location or an area
- سُكَّان (sukkān)person living at a location or an area
- أَهْل (ʔahl)person living at a location or an area
Basque biztanle
- biztanleperson living at a location or an area
Bengali বাসিন্দা
- বাসিন্দা (baśinda)person living at a location or an area
Bulgarian жи́тел, жи́телка
- жи́тел (žítel)person living at a location or an area
- жи́телка (žítelka)person living at a location or an area
- жи́телче (žítelče)person living at a location or an area
- обита́тел (obitátel)person living at a location or an area
- обита́телка (obitátelka)person living at a location or an area
- обита́телче (obitátelče)person living at a location or an area
- постоянно живеещ (postojanno živeešt)dwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Catalan resident, resident
- residentperson living at a location or an area
- residentphysician receiving specialized medical training
Chinese Cantonese 居民
- 居民 (geoi¹ man⁴)person living at a location or an area
Chinese Mandarin 居民, 居住者
- 居民 (jūmín)person living at a location or an area
- 居住者 (jūzhùzhě)person living at a location or an area
Czech obyvatel, obyvatelka
- obyvatelperson living at a location or an area
- obyvatelkaperson living at a location or an area
Danish fastboende, indbygger
- fastboendeperson living at a location or an area
- indbyggerperson living at a location or an area
Dutch inwoner
- inwonerperson living at a location or an area
Estonian asukas, elanik
- asukasperson living at a location or an area
- elanikperson living at a location or an area
Finnish asukas, erikoistuva lääkäri
- asukasperson living at a location or an area
- erikoistuva lääkäriphysician receiving specialized medical training
French résident, résidente
- résidentperson living at a location or an area
- résidenteperson living at a location or an area
- habitantperson living at a location or an area
- habitanteperson living at a location or an area
- internephysician receiving specialized medical training
German Anwohner, Anwohnerin
- Anwohnerperson living at a location or an area
- Anwohnerinperson living at a location or an area
- Anrainerperson living at a location or an area
- Anrainerinperson living at a location or an area
- Einwohnerperson living at a location or an area
- Einwohnerinperson living at a location or an area
- Bewohnerperson living at a location or an area
- Bewohnerinperson living at a location or an area
- Assistentarztphysician receiving specialized medical training
- Residentdiplomatic representative
- Residentindiplomatic representative
Greek ένοικος, κάτοικος
- ένοικος (énoikos)person living at a location or an area
- κάτοικος (kátoikos)person living at a location or an area
- ειδικευόμενος γιατρός (eidikevómenos giatrós)physician receiving specialized medical training
Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב, תּוֹשֶׁבֶת
- תּוֹשָׁב (tosháv)person living at a location or an area
- תּוֹשֶׁבֶתperson living at a location or an area
Hindi निवासी, रहनेवाला
- निवासी (nivāsī)person living at a location or an area
- रहनेवाला (rahnevālā)person living at a location or an area
- वासी (vāsī)person living at a location or an area
Hungarian lakos, lakó
- lakosperson living at a location or an area
- lakóperson living at a location or an area
- állandó lakosperson living at a location or an area
- rezidensphysician receiving specialized medical training
- gyakorló orvosphysician receiving specialized medical training
- alorvosphysician receiving specialized medical training
- segédorvosphysician receiving specialized medical training
- klinikai képzésen részt vevő orvosphysician receiving specialized medical training
Icelandic íbúi
- íbúiperson living at a location or an area
Indonesian penghuni, dokter residen
- penghuniperson living at a location or an area
- dokter residenphysician receiving specialized medical training
- perwakilan diplomatikdiplomatic representative
Italian residente
- residenteperson living at a location or an area
Japanese 居住者, 住民
- 居住者 (kyojūsha)person living at a location or an area
- 住民 (jūmin)person living at a location or an area
Korean 주민, 거주자
- 주민 (jumin)person living at a location or an area
- 거주자 (geojuja)person living at a location or an area
Latin incola
- incolaperson living at a location or an area
Latvian iedzīvotājs, iedzīvotāja
- iedzīvotājsperson living at a location or an area
- iedzīvotājaperson living at a location or an area
Lithuanian gyventojas, gyventoja
- gyventojasperson living at a location or an area
- gyventojaperson living at a location or an area
Malay penghuni, penduduk
- penghuniperson living at a location or an area
- pendudukperson living at a location or an area
Māori kainoho
- kainohoperson living at a location or an area
Norwegian Bokmål beboer, fastboende
- beboerperson living at a location or an area
- fastboendeperson living at a location or an area
- innbyggerperson living at a location or an area
Polish mieszkaniec, mieszkanka
- mieszkaniecperson living at a location or an area
- mieszkankaperson living at a location or an area
- rezydentperson living at a location or an area
- rezydentkaperson living at a location or an area
Portuguese morador, residente
- moradorperson living at a location or an area
- residenteperson living at a location or an area
- habitanteperson living at a location or an area
- íncolaperson living at a location or an area
- residentephysician receiving specialized medical training
Romanian rezident, rezidentă
- rezidentperson living at a location or an area
- rezidentăperson living at a location or an area
Russian жи́тель, жи́тельница
- жи́тель (žítelʹ)person living at a location or an area
- жи́тельница (žítelʹnica)person living at a location or an area
- резиде́нт (rezidént)person living at a location or an area
- резиде́нтка (rezidéntka)person living at a location or an area
Slovak obyvateľ, obyvateľka
- obyvateľperson living at a location or an area
- obyvateľkaperson living at a location or an area
Spanish residente, habitante
- residenteperson living at a location or an area
- habitanteperson living at a location or an area
- munícipeperson living at a location or an area
Swahili makao, mwenyeji
- makaoperson living at a location or an area
- mwenyejiperson living at a location or an area
- mkaziperson living at a location or an area
Swedish boende, invånare
- boendeperson living at a location or an area
- invånareperson living at a location or an area
- bofastdwelling in a place for a continued length of time
Thai ผู้พักอาศัย
- ผู้พักอาศัย (pûu-pák-aa-sǎi)person living at a location or an area
Turkish durgun, sakin
- durgunperson living at a location or an area
- sakinperson living at a location or an area
Ukrainian ме́шканець, ме́шканка
- ме́шканець (méškanecʹ)person living at a location or an area
- ме́шканка (méškanka)person living at a location or an area
- жи́тель (žýtelʹ)person living at a location or an area
- жи́телька (žýtelʹka)person living at a location or an area
Urdu رَہائِشی, رَہائِش پَذِیر
- رَہائِشی (rahāiśī)person living at a location or an area
- رَہائِش پَذِیر (rahāiś pazīr)person living at a location or an area
- باشِنْدَہ (bāśinda)person living at a location or an area
- مُقِیم (muqīm)person living at a location or an area
- اَہْل (ahl)person living at a location or an area
Vietnamese cư dân
- cư dânperson living at a location or an area
Yiddish אײַנוואוינער
- אײַנוואוינער (aynvoyner)person living at a location or an area
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with resident
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Cite this entry
resident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resident
“resident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resident. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resident,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resident.
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